2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hester · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hester
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 65.9% of all families in Hester, making it a strong hub for parents. This high proportion of families with kids helps explain why the typical home here is larger than usual, with 2.7 people per household.
2.7
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- 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 Hester — higher than 71% of areas.
| Hester | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6255, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, at just 10.3%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes house two people (35.9%) or four people (28.2%).
10.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hester, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (28%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 3.3% of the local total, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia. The rest of the families are couples, with 33% having no children.
3.3% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hester, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Hester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50630/hester/topic/family-households