2.8 ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Kennedy · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Port Kennedy
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger home sizes have become more common in Port Kennedy since 2011. This area is now defined by big households and a high number of families, with the typical home holding 2.8 people.
2.8
▼ -9.7%
- 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 Port Kennedy — higher than 76% of areas.
| Port Kennedy | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6172, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 2.8 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 16.8%, which is well below the Western Australian average of 25.4%.
16.8% ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Kennedy, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is central to the area, as 59.4% of homes are couples with children. One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
17.7% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Kennedy, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Port Kennedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51260/port-kennedy/topic/family-households