North Stirlings · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Stirlings

How families and households are made up across the area.

An unusually high number of people per home makes North Stirlings stand out compared to similar areas. Most households here consist of couples with children, which helps explain why homes are much more crowded than the national average.

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📍 North Stirlings, Suburb / Locality

Where North Stirlings sits — Average household size

3.5
  • 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 Stirlings — higher than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Stirlings3.5
6338, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.5 people per home, North Stirlings is well above the state and national figure of 2.5. This is among the highest rates seen in similar areas.

3.5

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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North Stirlings splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 4 people (33%), with 5 people at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.1% of families here. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below both the state and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Stirlings, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.

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 Stirlings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51149/north-stirlings/topic/family-households