Stake Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stake Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become the defining feature of Stake Hill since 2011. This is a community where family living dominates, with the typical home holding 3.1 people—a figure a little above the national average.

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Where Stake Hill 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 Stake Hill — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stake Hill3.1
6181, WA 3.1
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, at just 11.3%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. Instead, homes tend to be larger than most, with about 31% of households containing two people and over 21% holding four.

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% ▲ +15.8%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stake Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 65.1% of the area. This contributes to a very low rate of one-parent families at 7.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

7.7% ▼ -2.3%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stake Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Stake Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51404/stake-hill/topic/family-households