2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Midvale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Midvale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Midvale are couples with children, making it a primary residential hub for parents. While many homes house families, there is also a notably high number of people living by themselves compared to the rest of the state.
2.5
▲ +8.7%
- 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 Midvale — higher than 50% of areas.
| Midvale | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6056, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.7% of homes are occupied by one person, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical number of people per home is 2.5, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.
30.7% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Midvale splits fairly evenly between 1 person (30%) and 2 people (29%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.4% of the area, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is much higher than most similar areas.
20.4% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Midvale, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Midvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50948/midvale/topic/family-households