3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mariginiup · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.8% of all families in Mariginiup, the largest group in the area. This leads to larger living arrangements, with the typical home holding 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mariginiup — higher than 88% of areas.
| Mariginiup | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 6078, WA | 3.1 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with very few people living alone at 9.3% compared to 25.6% nationally. About 35.7% of households contain two people, while 15.5% have five people.
3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
9.3% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Mariginiup, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 5 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 8.1% of the total, which is well below the same figure for Australia and Western Australia. Couples without children account for 28.5% of families.
8.1% ▲ +43.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Mariginiup, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mariginiup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50904/mariginiup/topic/family-households