2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Edgewater · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Edgewater
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in Edgewater are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family living. This focus on family life is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which is well below the national figure.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Edgewater — higher than 57% of areas.
| Edgewater | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6027, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here tend to be slightly larger than the national figure, with an average of 2.6 people per household. Only 20.3% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
20.3% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Edgewater, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.5%, while 29% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 10.9%, which is a little below the Western Australian average.
10.9% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Edgewater, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Edgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50474/edgewater/topic/family-households