Subiaco · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Subiaco

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 40% of people live alone in Subiaco, which is far above the state and national figures. This makes the area feel much smaller in its homes, with a typical household of just 2.1 people. It is a place where single-person living is far more common than in most other similar areas.

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Where Subiaco sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 Subiaco — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Subiaco2.1
6008, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is very common here, with 39.1% of households consisting of one person. Because of this, the typical home holds only 2.1 people, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures of 2.5.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.1% ▲ +3.9%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.6%
  • 2016: 36.1%
  • 2021: 39.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Subiaco splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.2% of families, while 37% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 10.6%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.6% ▲ +23.1%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Subiaco, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Subiaco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51416/subiaco/topic/family-households