2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North Lake · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in North Lake
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher number of people share each home in North Lake compared to most other areas. This suburb is defined by large households and a very low number of people living alone, with the typical home holding 2.9 people.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 North Lake — higher than 81% of areas.
| North Lake | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 6163, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than the national figure of 2.5 people. Only 13.6% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. Most households contain two people (33.6%) or three people (21.1%).
13.6% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In North Lake, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.2%, while couples without children account for 25.3%. One-parent families represent 11.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.1% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In North Lake, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; 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 North Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51144/north-lake/topic/family-households