East Victoria Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in East Victoria Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher share of people living alone than the national figure marks the household landscape in East Victoria Park. Most homes here house two people, contributing to a typical household size of 2.4 people, which is about the same as across Western Australia.

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📍 East Victoria Park, Suburb / Locality

Where East Victoria Park sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Victoria Park — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
East Victoria Park2.4
6101, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are common, making up 28.4% of households, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most frequent at 35.9%.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.4% ▼ -3.5%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.4%
  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In East Victoria Park, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55.7% of families, while one-parent families account for 10.9%. This last figure is a little below the Western Australian average and well below the national rate of 14.1%.

10.9% ▼ -20.3%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In East Victoria Park, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 East Victoria Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50468/east-victoria-park/topic/family-households