2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Erskine · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Erskine
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Erskine than in the rest of the state, with 35.6% of households being single-person homes. This creates a distinct profile for the area where small households are the norm. Overall, the typical home is much smaller than the national average.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 Erskine — lower than 86% of areas.
| Erskine | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 6210, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With only 2.0 people per home, Erskine sits well below the Western Australian and national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the mix of residents, as 44.2% of households contain two people and 35.6% contain just one.
35.6% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Erskine, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of the families here are couples without children, making up 51.2% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.2%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.
13.2% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Erskine, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 35%.
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 Erskine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50491/erskine/topic/family-households