Queens Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Queens Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family life in Queens Park has remained steady over the last decade, with most homes now housing couples and their children. The area is defined by a high proportion of families, where about 65% of households consist of couples with children.

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Where Queens Park sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Queens Park — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Queens Park2.7
6107, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Queens Park tend to be larger than in most other areas, typically holding 2.7 people. While 25.3% of residents live alone, this is about the same as the national figure.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.3% ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.5%
  • 2016: 21.9%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Queens Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (25%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 65.3%. One-parent families account for 12.5% of households, which is higher than most areas but a little below the Australian average.

12.5% ▼ -10.4%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Queens Park, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Queens Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51271/queens-park/topic/family-households