Joondanna · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Joondanna

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty per cent of households in Joondanna are made up of just one person. This is far above the national figure and makes the area stand out for having very small home sizes.

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Where Joondanna sits — Average household size

2.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Joondanna — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Joondanna2.0
6060, WA 2.1
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much smaller than most areas, with a typical size of 2.0 people. This is well below the state and national figure of 2.5, driven by the 40% of residents who live alone.

2.0 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.0% ▼ -4.9%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42.1%
  • 2016: 39.2%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Joondanna, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About half of the families in Joondanna are couples with children. One-parent families make up 12.8% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure.

12.8% ▼ -9.4%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Joondanna, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Joondanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50702/joondanna/topic/family-households