Lesmurdie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lesmurdie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a huge 63.7% of families in Lesmurdie. This is a place where homes are generally larger than usual, with more people living under one roof than in most other areas. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Lesmurdie, Suburb / Locality

Where Lesmurdie sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Lesmurdie — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lesmurdie2.8
6076, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.8 people per home, households in Lesmurdie are a little larger than the state and national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 18.6% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national average.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.6% ▲ +16.3%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 18.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lesmurdie, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.9% of the local mix, a figure that is well below the same measure for Australia (14.1%) and Western Australia (13.5%).

9.9% ▼ -5.7%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lesmurdie, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without 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 Lesmurdie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50849/lesmurdie/topic/family-households