2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murdoch · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Murdoch
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Murdoch have remained steady over the last decade, though the area now sees more people living on their own. The typical home holds 2.5 people, mirroring the state and national figures. It is a place where couples with children make up over half of all families.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Murdoch — higher than 50% of areas.
| Murdoch | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6150, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.4% of people in Murdoch live alone, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 37.4% of all households.
26.4% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Murdoch, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.1% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This is consistent with the high proportion of couples with children, who account for 52.9% of families here.
8.1% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Murdoch, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Murdoch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51064/murdoch/topic/family-households