2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Forrestfield · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Forrestfield
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent homes defines daily life for many in Forrestfield. While the typical household size matches the national figure, the area has a much higher share of one-parent families than most other parts of the country.
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 Forrestfield — higher than 50% of areas.
| Forrestfield | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6058, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.6% of people here live alone, which is a little above the Western Australian and national figures. Most homes are small, with 34.6% of households containing two people.
26.6% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Forrestfield, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This sits alongside a larger group of couples with children, who make up 54.1% of families.
17.3% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Forrestfield, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Forrestfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50518/forrestfield/topic/family-households