2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ridgewood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ridgewood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common sight in Ridgewood, where families make up the bulk of the community. This is a place where most people share their homes, with only 21.4% of households consisting of a person living alone.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Ridgewood — higher than 71% of areas.
| Ridgewood | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6030, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. This larger household size is reflected in the fact that far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Australia.
21.4% ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ridgewood, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is central to the area, with couples with children making up 57.2% of homes. Notably, one-parent families are much more common here than in most other areas, sitting at 18.5%, which is well above the national average.
18.5% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ridgewood, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Ridgewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51296/ridgewood/topic/family-households