Dewars Pool · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Dewars Pool

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher number of people living alone is the standout feature for Dewars Pool, where 38.5% of households consist of just one person. This mix of small and large households means the typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Dewars Pool, Suburb / Locality

Where Dewars Pool sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Dewars Pool — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Dewars Pool2.6
6567, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 39% of people here live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% national average. While many homes are small, 19.2% of households still have four people.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Dewars Pool, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.2% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Almost half of all families here are couples with children.

17.2%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Dewars Pool, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Dewars Pool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50407/dewars-pool/topic/family-households