Peppermint Grove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Peppermint Grove

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.

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📍 Peppermint Grove, Suburb / Locality

Where Peppermint Grove sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Peppermint Grove — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Peppermint Grove2.7
6011, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.0% ▲ +8.4%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Peppermint Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Peppermint Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 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