Qualeup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Qualeup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 11.1% of people live alone in Qualeup, a figure that is far below the national average. This sparsely populated area is mostly made up of larger households, with the typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Qualeup, Suburb / Locality

Where Qualeup sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Qualeup — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Qualeup2.6
6394, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost half of all homes have two people, while 22.2% hold five people. This helps explain why the proportion of single-person households is among the lowest for similar areas.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Qualeup, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (24%) and 5 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 16.9%, which is well above the Western Australian figure.

16.9%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Qualeup, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Qualeup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51269/qualeup/topic/family-households