Mahogany Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mahogany Creek

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.

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📍 Mahogany Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Mahogany Creek sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Mahogany Creek — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mahogany Creek2.7
6072, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.3% ▲ +18.9%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mahogany Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 7.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mahogany Creek, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 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