Quinninup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Quinninup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Quinninup are couples without children, making it a place where smaller households are common. The area is mostly made up of two-person homes, with a high number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Quinninup, Suburb / Locality

Where Quinninup sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -16.0%
  • 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 Quinninup — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Quinninup2.1
6258, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Quinninup are smaller than usual, with just 2.1 people per house. This is partly because 28.6% of people live alone, a figure well above the national and state averages.

2.1 ▼ -16.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6% ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.5%
  • 2016: 36.4%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Quinninup, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.3% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places. Couples without children are the most common family type at 45.2%, while 34.6% are couples with children.

16.3% ▲ +153.4%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Quinninup, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (36%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Quinninup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51277/quinninup/topic/family-households