2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hovea · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hovea
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Hovea than in most other areas, making it a place where most residents share their home. This is a family-focused community where 62.8% of households consist of couples with children.
2.7
▼ -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 Hovea — higher than 71% of areas.
| Hovea | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6071, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Hovea holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 15.1% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
15.1% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hovea, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, with 62.8% raising children and 31.5% without. One-parent families make up only 5.5% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
5.5% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hovea, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 Hovea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50657/hovea/topic/family-households