South Newdegate · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in South Newdegate

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families are recorded in South Newdegate, making it an outlier compared to the rest of the country. The area is primarily made up of couples, with more people living in each home than is typical for Western Australia.

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📍 South Newdegate, Suburb / Locality

Where South Newdegate sits — Average household size

3.1 —
  • 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 South Newdegate — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
South Newdegate3.1
6355, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per home. This is a little above the figure for both Western Australia and Australia, which sit at 2.5.

3.1 —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.0
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In South Newdegate, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 4 people is next at 40%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families are couples with children (56.4%) or couples without children (23.1%). The lack of any one-parent families is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In South Newdegate, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 South Newdegate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51380/south-newdegate/topic/family-households