Pink Lake · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pink Lake

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 60% of families in Pink Lake are couples with children, making this the most common household type. The area has a higher number of people per home than most other similar places. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living by themselves.

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📍 Pink Lake, Suburb / Locality

Where Pink Lake sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Pink Lake — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pink Lake2.6
6450, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Pink Lake hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 20.9% of households consist of one person, a figure that is well below both the Western Australian and national averages.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.9% ▲ +20.0%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 20.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pink Lake, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 7.2% of the total, which is well below the state and national figures.

7.2% ▲ +15.7%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pink Lake, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Pink Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51248/pink-lake/topic/family-households