Mariginiup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mariginiup

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.

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📍 Mariginiup, Suburb / Locality

Where Mariginiup sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -3.1%
  • 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 Mariginiup — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mariginiup3.1
6078, WA 3.1
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.3% ▲ +25.3%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mariginiup, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 5 people (16%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mariginiup, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Mariginiup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50904/mariginiup/topic/family-households