Jerdacuttup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jerdacuttup

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Jerdacuttup than in most other areas. This creates a distinct household profile where nearly a third of residents live by themselves, leaving the area with a smaller typical household size than the national figure.

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📍 Jerdacuttup, Suburb / Locality

Where Jerdacuttup sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -11.5%
  • 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 Jerdacuttup — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jerdacuttup2.3
6346, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.4% of people live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. This helps explain why the typical home in Jerdacuttup holds 2.3 people, a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -11.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.4% ▲ +19.9%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.1%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 32.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jerdacuttup, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 64.7% of families, while one-parent families account for 10.3%. This last figure is well below the Western Australian rate of 13.5%.

10.3% ▲ +19.9%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jerdacuttup, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Jerdacuttup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50691/jerdacuttup/topic/family-households