2.7 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Salmon Gums · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Salmon Gums
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in Salmon Gums are couples with children, making it a strongly family-focused area. Most households are larger than the national typical size, with 2.7 people per home. This reflects a community where family units are the dominant living arrangement.
2.7
▲ +12.5%
- 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 Salmon Gums — higher than 71% of areas.
| Salmon Gums | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6445, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Salmon Gums holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About a quarter of residents (25.5%) live alone, a figure that sits right around the state and national averages.
25.5% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Salmon Gums, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (23%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 7.6% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Western Australian and national levels. The vast majority of families here are couples, with 61.9% having children and 37.1% without.
7.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Salmon Gums, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without 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 Salmon Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51320/salmon-gums/topic/family-households