Lake Grace · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lake Grace

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of people live alone in Lake Grace compared to the rest of the country. This trend helps drive a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure. Most homes are small, with two-thirds containing either one or two people.

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📍 Lake Grace, Suburb / Locality

Where Lake Grace sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Lake Grace — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lake Grace2.3
6353, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One-third of households consist of a single person, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. Because so many people live alone, there are typically 2.3 people per home, lower than most similar areas.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3% ▼ -4.1%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.8%
  • 2016: 37.5%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Lake Grace splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (33%), with 4 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.6% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families are much less common at 8%, a figure well below the 14.1% national average.

8.0% ▼ -17.7%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lake Grace, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Lake Grace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50819/lake-grace/topic/family-households