2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Scaddan · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Scaddan — lower than 57% of areas.
| Scaddan | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6447, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Scaddan, the largest group is 1 person at 35%, followed by 2 people (19%) and 3 people (19%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Scaddan, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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