Scaddan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Scaddan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of solo living mark Scaddan compared to most similar areas. While a third of households are single-person homes, the area also has a very high proportion of couples with children.

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📍 Scaddan, Suburb / Locality

Where Scaddan sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Scaddan — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Scaddan2.4
6447, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One third of residents live alone, which is well above the state and national figures of around 25%. The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Scaddan, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 2 people (19%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 72.9% of families here. In contrast, there are no one-parent families, a figure that is far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Scaddan, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Scaddan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51329/scaddan/topic/family-households