2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Irishtown · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Irishtown
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 58% of families in Irishtown are couples with children, making this a strongly family-focused area. Most homes here house more people than the national figure, with very few residents living on their own.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Irishtown — higher than 57% of areas.
| Irishtown | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6401, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Irishtown holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 9.7% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the 25.6% national average.
9.7% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Irishtown, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are common here, with couples without children making up 39.5% of the mix. Only 5.3% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
5.3% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Irishtown, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 Irishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50672/irishtown/topic/family-households