Jandakot · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jandakot

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 3 people live in the typical Jandakot home, which is much higher than most other areas. This makes the suburb a primary hub for larger households, where very few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Jandakot, Suburb / Locality

Where Jandakot sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Jandakot — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jandakot2.9
6164, WA 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 14.1% of people live alone here, a figure far below the 25.6% national average. This explains why Jandakot has a typical household size of 2.9 people, which is a little above the state and national figures of 2.5.

2.9 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.1% ▲ +52.7%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jandakot, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 63.5% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.8%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.8% ▲ +4.2%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jandakot, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Jandakot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50682/jandakot/topic/family-households