Myaree · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Myaree

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well over 32% of people in Myaree live alone, a figure far higher than the national average. This makes the area stand out as a place with a high number of single-person households, even though many other homes are still headed by couples with children.

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Where Myaree sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 Myaree — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Myaree2.4
6154, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.5% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. Despite this, the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as across Western Australia and the rest of the country.

2.4 ▲ +9.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.5% ▼ -14.5%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.0%
  • 2016: 36.1%
  • 2021: 32.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Myaree, the largest group is 1 person at 32%, followed by 2 people (27%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 65.3%. Single-parent families account for 13.2% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.

13.2% ▲ +3.5%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Myaree, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Myaree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51069/myaree/topic/family-households