2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mahogany Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Mahogany Creek compared to the state or national average. This is a place where family life dominates, with about 60% of households consisting of couples with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mahogany Creek — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mahogany Creek | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6072, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 19.3% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.4% seen across Western Australia.
2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.3% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Mahogany Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family groups are common, with 60.2% of homes being couples with children and 31.5% being couples without. One-parent families make up 7.3% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.3% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mahogany Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mahogany Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50879/mahogany-creek/topic/family-households