East Augusta · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in East Augusta

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 31% of people in East Augusta live alone, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. This contributes to the place having fewer people per home than the national figure, with a typical household size of 2.1 people.

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📍 East Augusta, Suburb / Locality

Where East Augusta sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 East Augusta — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
East Augusta2.1
6290, WA 1.9
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is common here, with 31.8% of households consisting of one person. This is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia, and it helps explain why the typical home has only 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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East Augusta splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 3 people (35%), with 1 person at 30%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families in East Augusta are couples with children. One-parent families make up 13.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the Western Australian average of 13.5%.

Family composition

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In East Augusta, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 East Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50448/east-augusta/topic/family-households