Pearsall · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pearsall

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family living has grown more common in Pearsall since 2011, with a typical home now holding 2.7 people. Most households are family-based, and the area has far fewer people living alone than the state or national figures.

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📍 Pearsall, Suburb / Locality

Where Pearsall sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 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 Pearsall — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pearsall2.7
6065, WA 2.9
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 19.4% of residents live alone, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. With fewer single-person homes, the typical household size of 2.7 people is higher than in most other areas.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.4% ▲ +43.0%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pearsall, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.7%, while one-parent families account for 13.5%. This share of single parents is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national average.

13.5% ▲ +40.4%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pearsall, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Pearsall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51219/pearsall/topic/family-households