Kentdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kentdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Kentdale are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area is generally small and quiet, with a typical home holding 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure.

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📍 Kentdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Kentdale sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Kentdale — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kentdale2.2
6333, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most frequent, making up 44% of the area. People living alone account for 22%, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.0%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46.3%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kentdale, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.4% of families, while 33.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 9.5%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 13.5%.

9.5%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kentdale, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Kentdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50753/kentdale/topic/family-households