2.8 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Neerabup · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Neerabup
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes are a defining feature of Neerabup, where households are much larger than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused community where the typical home holds nearly three people, and very few residents live by themselves.
2.8
▲ +40.0%
- 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 Neerabup — higher than 76% of areas.
| Neerabup | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6031, WA | 3.0 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Neerabup holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This explains why only 17.9% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
17.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Neerabup, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is central here, with 79.2% of families being couples with children. Only 9.1% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Neerabup, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Neerabup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51101/neerabup/topic/family-households