Hammond Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hammond Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost 68% of families in Hammond Park are couples with children, making it an area dominated by larger households. This family-focused profile is reflected in the high number of people sharing homes and a very low rate of people living alone.

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Where Hammond Park sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Hammond Park — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hammond Park2.9
6164, WA 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.9 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, while only 14.6% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.6% ▲ +13.9%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hammond Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 68.3%, with couples without children accounting for 19.3%. One-parent families make up 11.8% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.8% ▲ +55.9%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hammond Park, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Hammond Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50610/hammond-park/topic/family-households