Mokup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mokup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty per cent of people live alone in Mokup, which is far above the national figure. This makes it an area where small households are the norm, with the typical home holding just 1.8 people.

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📍 Mokup, Suburb / Locality

Where Mokup sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 Mokup — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mokup1.8
6394, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home in Mokup is much smaller than those in Western Australia and Australia, with only 1.8 people per dwelling. This is driven by the high number of single-person homes, which account for 40% of all households.

1.8

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mokup, 2 people is the majority at 62%; 1 person is next at 38%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are most often couples without children, who make up 67.6% of the total. In contrast, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the state and national levels.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mokup, Couples without children is the majority at 76%; Couples with children is next at 15%.

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 Mokup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50976/mokup/topic/family-households