2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Martin · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Martin
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger than typical homes define Martin, where households are much bigger than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused community where few people live by themselves and the typical home holds nearly three people.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Martin — higher than 76% of areas.
| Martin | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6110, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Martin holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 19.9%, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
19.9% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Martin, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 60.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.9%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the Western Australian average.
12.9% ▲ +67.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Martin, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Martin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50911/martin/topic/family-households