3.2 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mitchell Plateau · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mitchell Plateau
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest family group in Mitchell Plateau, representing 41.4% of all families. This is a sparsely populated area where homes are typically much larger than elsewhere, with 3.2 people per household.
3.2
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- 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 Mitchell Plateau — higher than 89% of areas.
| Mitchell Plateau | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 6740, WA | 3.0 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Mitchell Plateau are crowded compared to the rest of the country. With 3.2 people per home, this figure is well above both the Western Australian and national typical of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Mitchell Plateau, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 6 or more (29%) and 2 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.8% of the area, which is higher than most similar places but about the same as the state and national figures.
13.8% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mitchell Plateau, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (21%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Mitchell Plateau [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50971/mitchell-plateau/topic/family-households