Secret Harbour · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Secret Harbour

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Secret Harbour than in the rest of the country, with only 11.3% of households consisting of one person. This is a place of larger homes, where the typical household has 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure.

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Where Secret Harbour sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -6.1%
  • 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 Secret Harbour — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Secret Harbour3.1
6173, WA 3.1
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.1 people per home, this area has some of the highest household sizes for its level. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 26% of homes house four people and 11.8% house five.

3.1 ▼ -6.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.3% ▲ +42.7%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Secret Harbour splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (26%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 70% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.9%, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the Western Australian figure.

12.9% ▲ +50.1%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Secret Harbour, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 17%.

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 Secret Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51337/secret-harbour/topic/family-households