1.9 → 0.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Northbridge · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than two people live in the typical home in Northbridge, making it a place of small households. This area is dominated by single-person homes and couples, with a much lower number of families with children than seen across the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Northbridge — lower than 89% of areas.
| Northbridge | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 6003, WA | 1.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 38.6% of people here live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. These small households mean the typical home has just 1.9 people, well below the Australian average of 2.5.
1.9 → 0.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
38.6% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Northbridge splits fairly evenly between 2 people (44%) and 1 person (40%), with 3 people at 10%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 61.3%. Only 7.7% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
7.7% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Northbridge, Couples without children is the majority at 61%; Couples with children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Northbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51159/northbridge/topic/family-households