Ludlow · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ludlow

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Ludlow, where 60.7% of families fit this description. This sparsely populated area sees more people per home than most other places, with a typical household of 2.8 people.

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📍 Ludlow, Suburb / Locality

Where Ludlow sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Ludlow — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ludlow2.8
6280, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Ludlow are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the breakdown, as 43.5% of homes hold two people and 17.4% hold five.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.7% ▲ +73.9%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ludlow, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 5 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.3% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. The rest of the family landscape is dominated by couples, whether they have children or not.

10.3% ▲ +10.5%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ludlow, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ludlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50867/ludlow/topic/family-households