2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maddington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Maddington
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of one-parent families than most similar areas defines the domestic life of Maddington. This community is largely made up of family units, with nearly 64% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Maddington — higher than 71% of areas.
| Maddington | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6109, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Maddington are slightly larger than the national figure, with 2.7 people per home. However, 26.9% of residents live alone, which is higher than in most other areas.
26.9% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Maddington splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.1% of the area, a figure a little above both the state and national averages. Most families are couples with children, who account for 63.9% of the total.
16.1% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maddington, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Maddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50873/maddington/topic/family-households