Mettler · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mettler

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 100% of families in Mettler, making it a place focused heavily on family life. This is reflected in the large size of households, which are much bigger than those across the state and nation.

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📍 Mettler, Suburb / Locality

Where Mettler sits — Average household size

3.4
  • 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 Mettler — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mettler3.4
6328, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Mettler are quite crowded, with 3.4 people per home. This is well above the typical figure of 2.5 seen in Western Australia and across Australia.

3.4

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 3.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Mettler splits fairly evenly between 1 person (50%) and 5 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the 14.1% national average. While 16% of families are couples without children, the vast majority are couples with children.

Family composition

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In Mettler, Couples with children is the majority at 87%; Couples without children is next at 13%.

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 Mettler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50942/mettler/topic/family-households