2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
High Wycombe · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in High Wycombe
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in High Wycombe include children, creating a community where family life is central. The area is notably defined by a high proportion of single-parent homes, which is well above both state and national figures.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 High Wycombe — higher than 50% of areas.
| High Wycombe | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6057, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in High Wycombe has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Roughly one quarter of households consist of a person living alone.
24.7% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In High Wycombe, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents make up 18.0% of families here, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the national average of 14.1%. Most other families consist of couples with children, who make up 54.8% of the total.
18.0% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In High Wycombe, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 High Wycombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50633/high-wycombe/topic/family-households