2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mount Pleasant
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in Mount Pleasant have children, making it a primary hub for parents. The area is heavily defined by family life, with a very low number of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 Mount Pleasant — higher than 50% of areas.
| Mount Pleasant | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6153, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Most households consist of two people (35.9%), while those living alone make up 23.5%, a figure slightly below the Australian average.
23.5% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 60.7% of the area. Only 7.8% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well below both the Western Australian and national figures.
7.8% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51030/mount-pleasant/topic/family-households