Queenwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Queenwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far lower rate of single-parent families than the national figure marks the domestic landscape of Queenwood. This area is defined by a high proportion of couples and very few people living alone, creating a household profile that differs sharply from the typical Western Australian experience.

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📍 Queenwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Queenwood sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Queenwood — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Queenwood2.3
6239, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Fewer people live alone here than in most areas, at just 16.7%, which is well below the state and national figures. This helps explain why the typical home in Queenwood has 2.3 people, a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Queenwood, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 4 people (32%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 58%, while 34% are couples with children. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Queenwood, Couples without children is the majority at 59%; Couples with children is next at 35%.

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 Queenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51272/queenwood/topic/family-households