3.4 —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gutha · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a defining feature of Gutha, where the number of people living together is among the highest for similar areas. This trend is reflected in the fact that nearly 95% of local families are couples with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gutha — higher than 93% of areas.
| Gutha | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| 6623, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Gutha are much larger than usual, with 3.4 people per home. This is well above the figure for both Western Australia and Australia, which both sit at 2.5.
3.4 —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Gutha, the largest group is 5 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (23%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 8.3% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 94.4% of the breakdown.
8.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Gutha, Couples with children is the majority at 81%; Couples without children is next at 12%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Gutha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50597/gutha/topic/family-households