Needilup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Needilup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three quarters of families in Needilup are couples with children, making it a place where larger family units are common. Most homes here are larger than the national figure, with a typical household of 2.6 people.

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📍 Needilup, Suburb / Locality

Where Needilup sits — Average household size

2.6 —
  • 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 Needilup — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Needilup2.6
6336, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.3% of homes have four people, while only 21.1% of residents live alone. This rate of single-person households is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.

2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.1% —

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Needilup, the largest group is 4 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 2 people (24%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.6% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

5.6% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Needilup, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Needilup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51099/needilup/topic/family-households