2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Glen Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Glen Forrest
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Glen Forrest compared to the rest of the country, reflecting a community where most residents share their homes. This is a family-focused area where over 60% of households consist of couples raising children together.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Glen Forrest — higher than 57% of areas.
| Glen Forrest | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6071, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 18.6% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
18.6% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Glen Forrest, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.6%, while one-parent families account for 10.0%. This last figure is well below the Western Australian average of 13.5%.
10.0% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Glen Forrest, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Glen Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50552/glen-forrest/topic/family-households