Copley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Copley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Copley has seen its household makeup shift since 2011, now featuring a high number of people living alone. While 36.4% of residents live by themselves, others live in very large groups, with 18.2% of homes holding six or more people.

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📍 Copley, Suburb / Locality

Where Copley sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Copley — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Copley2.5
6562, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Copley holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the 36.4% of people living alone is far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Copley, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (29%) and 6 or more (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 68.8% of the group. Notably, there are no one-parent families, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Copley, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Copley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50337/copley/topic/family-households