Mount Stirling · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Stirling

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family sizes in Mount Stirling have remained notably large compared to the rest of the country. The area is defined by households that are far larger than the state and national typicals, with 4.3 people living in the usual home.

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Where Mount Stirling sits — Average household size

4.3
  • 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 Stirling — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Stirling4.3
6383, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 4.3 people per home, Mount Stirling has some of the highest household sizes among similar areas. This is far above the typical figures for both Western Australia and Australia, which both sit at 2.5.

4.3

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 4.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 100%, ahead of Couples without children (0%).

Family composition

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In Mount Stirling, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.

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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51035/mount-stirling/topic/family-households