2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kensington
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Kensington is more likely to house a family than the national average, with 2.6 people living per household. This creates a residential feel where larger living arrangements are common. Most homes are headed by couples with children, who make up 66.7% of the local families.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Kensington — higher than 57% of areas.
| Kensington | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6151, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly more crowded than the Western Australian figure, with 2.6 people per dwelling. This is reflected in the mix of residents, as 30.6% of households have two people and 21% have four.
22.5% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kensington, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are the most common setup at 66.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 10.3% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.3% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kensington, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50752/kensington/topic/family-households