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Family & Households in Old Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Old Plains than in most similar areas. While couples with children make up the largest group at 41.7%, there are no one-parent families in this community.

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Where Old Plains sits — Average household size

2.3 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Old Plains — lower than 71% of areas.

Old Plains2.3
6569, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Old Plains has 2.3 people. This is a little below the figure for both Western Australia and Australia, which both sit at 2.5.

Average household size

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2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Old Plains, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

2 people 33.3%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are common here, but one-parent families are completely absent. At 0.0%, this is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Old Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 47%.

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 Old Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51178/old-plains/topic/family-households