2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Myalup · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Myalup
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in Myalup compared to the rest of the state. The area is mostly made up of couples, with over half of all families being couples without children. This contributes to a typical home size that is slightly smaller than the national figure.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 Myalup — lower than 76% of areas.
| Myalup | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6220, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Myalup typically hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. About 26.3% of residents live alone, a rate that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state average.
26.3% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Myalup, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 25%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 8.8% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 51.6% being couples without children and 36.7% having children.
8.8% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Myalup, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with 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 Myalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51067/myalup/topic/family-households