Stirling Estate · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stirling Estate

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Stirling Estate have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on larger households. The area is mostly made up of family units, with a typical home hosting 2.7 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure.

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Where Stirling Estate sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Stirling Estate — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stirling Estate2.7
6271, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with only 13.1% of people living alone—a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. While 39.3% of households have two people, a significant 8.2% contain six or more residents.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.1%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stirling Estate, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.9%, while couples without children account for 27.7%. One-parent families represent 10.6% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

10.6%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stirling Estate, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Stirling Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51406/stirling-estate/topic/family-households