2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Peppermint Grove · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are common in Peppermint Grove, where 64.2% of families are couples with children. This creates a community where family life is central and a smaller proportion of people live alone compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Peppermint Grove — higher than 71% of areas.
| Peppermint Grove | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6011, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. Only 22% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
22.0% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Peppermint Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here are skewed toward couples with children, while one-parent families make up only 9%. This is well below both the state (13.5%) and national (14.1%) figures.
9.0% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Peppermint Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Peppermint Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51225/peppermint-grove/topic/family-households