2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
East Cannington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in East Cannington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in East Cannington, which is much higher than most areas. This reflects a community where large households are common and people living alone are far less frequent than across the state.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 East Cannington — higher than 81% of areas.
| East Cannington | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 6107, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, East Cannington is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with only 19.6% of people living alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
19.6% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In East Cannington, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of families here at 66.1%. One-parent families account for 11.0% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.0% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In East Cannington, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Cannington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50453/east-cannington/topic/family-households