Pallinup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pallinup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Pallinup, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a small community where family structures are very traditional, with nearly three quarters of families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Pallinup, Suburb / Locality

Where Pallinup sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +12.0%
  • 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 Pallinup — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pallinup2.8
6335, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are a little larger than the state and national figure of 2.5 people. Interestingly, this happens alongside a high number of people living alone, who make up 28.6% of households, which is well above the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.8 ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6% ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pallinup splits fairly evenly between 1 person (28%) and 2 people (24%), with 4 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life in Pallinup is very stable, with 74.3% being couples with children. There are no one-parent families here, a figure that is far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pallinup, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Pallinup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51194/pallinup/topic/family-households