2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Heathridge · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Heathridge
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well above the national figure, one-parent families make up 17.3% of the community in Heathridge. This standout feature marks the area as having a much higher proportion of single-parent homes than most similar places. While some households are small, the typical home remains consistent with state and national patterns.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Heathridge — higher than 50% of areas.
| Heathridge | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6027, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is the same as the Western Australian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 35.1%, while 24.3% of residents live alone.
24.3% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Heathridge, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families here at 56.0%. This is alongside a significant number of one-parent families, which sit well above the state average of 13.5%.
17.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Heathridge, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Heathridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50622/heathridge/topic/family-households