2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Onslow · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Onslow
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical family and household patterns in Onslow are around the middle for its level. Most homes are headed by couples with children, who make up 56.3% of families. These figures align closely with state and national trends, creating a stable residential profile for the area.
2.5
▲ +8.7%
- 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 Onslow — higher than 50% of areas.
| Onslow | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6710, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in Onslow has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 38.7%, while 23.3% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the national average.
23.3% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Onslow, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the dominant family type at 56.3%, followed by couples without children at 32.9%. Only 9.7% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.7% ▼ -52.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Onslow, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Onslow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51181/onslow/topic/family-households