Kokeby · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kokeby

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households are the norm in Kokeby, where over a third of residents live alone. This creates a quiet residential feel with very few large family groups compared to other areas.

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📍 Kokeby, Suburb / Locality

Where Kokeby sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Kokeby — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kokeby2.1
6304, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here is small, with only 2.1 people per house, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by a high number of single-person homes, as 36.4% of people live alone—far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.4%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 36.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kokeby, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples without children, who make up 65.3% of households. Only 4.2% of families are one-parent homes, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

4.2%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 4.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kokeby, Couples without children is the majority at 69%; Couples with children is next at 26%.

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 Kokeby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50772/kokeby/topic/family-households