Embleton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Embleton

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher proportion of single parents live in Embleton than in most other areas. This is a key feature of the suburb, where one-parent families make up 16.8% of the total, which is well above the Western Australian figure.

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📍 Embleton, Suburb / Locality

Where Embleton sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Embleton — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Embleton2.5
6062, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Embleton has 2.5 people, a figure that is about the same as the state and national totals. About 25.8% of households consist of one person, while the most common size is two people at 33.8%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.8% ▲ +4.6%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Embleton, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.7%. The 16.8% of one-parent families is much higher than most similar areas and sits 3.3 percentage points above the Western Australian average.

16.8% ▼ -24.4%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 16.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Embleton, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Embleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50484/embleton/topic/family-households