Kingston · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kingston

How families and households are made up across the area.

Two and a half people live in the typical home in Kingston, matching the state and national figures. This balance makes the area's household sizes very standard compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Kingston, Suburb / Locality

Where Kingston sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Kingston — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kingston2.5
6256, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.5 people per home, Kingston sits around the middle for similar areas. This figure is about the same as the typical household size across both Western Australia and Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Kingston splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 4 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is One-parent families at 50%, ahead of Couples with children (31%).

Family composition

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In Kingston, the largest group is One-parent families at 47%, followed by Couples with children (29%) and Couples without children (24%).

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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50765/kingston/topic/family-households