Cloverdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cloverdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 30% of people live alone in Cloverdale, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households, even though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people.

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📍 Cloverdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Cloverdale sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cloverdale — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cloverdale2.4
6105, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.4% of residents live alone, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. Two-person households are the most common at 31.4%, while the typical home size is about the same as the rest of the country.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▲ +12.8%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.9%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Cloverdale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.8% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places and well above the 14.1% national figure. Couples with children are the most common family type at 54.2%.

17.8% ▼ -11.7%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.1%
  • 2016: 18.7%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cloverdale, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cloverdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50301/cloverdale/topic/family-households