2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Eaton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Eaton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Eaton are couples with children, making it a family-centric hub. The area has a high proportion of one-parent families, sitting well above both state and national figures.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Eaton — higher than 50% of areas.
| Eaton | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6232, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Eaton holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. About 25.2% of households consist of one person, a rate that matches the national average.
25.2% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Eaton, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.0% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the state and national figures. Other family types include couples without children at 29.8%.
16.0% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Eaton, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Eaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50472/eaton/topic/family-households