Naturaliste · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Naturaliste

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all households in Naturaliste are made up of people living alone, a rate far above the national figure. This is a striking contrast for the area, as it also has a high proportion of large families and more people per home than most other similar places.

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📍 Naturaliste, Suburb / Locality

Where Naturaliste sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Naturaliste — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Naturaliste2.8
6281, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Naturaliste holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the state and national figures of 2.5. While 50% of people live alone, another 26.7% live in large households of six or more people.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

50.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Naturaliste, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 6 or more (24%) and 2 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are almost exclusively couples, with 79% having children and 21% without. No one-parent families were recorded, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Naturaliste, Couples with children is the majority at 79%; 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 Naturaliste [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51095/naturaliste/topic/family-households