Menora · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Menora

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Menora than in most similar areas, with 42% of households consisting of just one person. This trend helps explain why the typical home here is smaller than the state and national figures, with only 2.2 people per dwelling.

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📍 Menora, Suburb / Locality

Where Menora sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Menora — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Menora2.2
6050, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are very common, making up 42% of the total. This is far above the 25.6% national figure, while two-person homes account for another 27.8%.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.0% ▲ +20.2%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.0%
  • 2016: 37.4%
  • 2021: 42.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Menora, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (28%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 62.9% of families, while couples without children account for 30.2%. One-parent families are much less common here at 6.6%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.6% ▲ +8.1%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 6.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Menora, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Menora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50933/menora/topic/family-households