2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Needilup · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Needilup — higher than 57% of areas.
| Needilup | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6336, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.1% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Needilup, the largest group is 4 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 2 people (24%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Needilup, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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