Sawyers Valley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Sawyers Valley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a common sight in Sawyers Valley, where 2.7 people typically live in each home. This is higher than most areas, with a small number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Sawyers Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Sawyers Valley 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 Sawyers Valley — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sawyers Valley2.7
6074, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 16.7% of people live alone, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. Most homes are occupied by two people (39.3%) or three people (19.2%).

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7% ▲ +25.2%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sawyers Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group here at 57.9%. One-parent families account for 10.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.1% ▼ -16.1%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sawyers Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Sawyers Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51328/sawyers-valley/topic/family-households