2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Herron · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Herron
How families and households are made up across the area.
Few things have changed since 2011 in Herron, where family living remains the dominant story. Over half of the homes are couples with children, and far fewer people live alone here than in the rest of the country.
2.7
→ 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 Herron — higher than 71% of areas.
| Herron | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6211, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Herron are more crowded than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.7 people. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 11.9%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
11.9% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Herron, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with 50.3% of households being couples with children. One-parent families make up 10.5% of the mix, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
10.5% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Herron, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Herron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50629/herron/topic/family-households