Takalarup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Takalarup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small changes in household patterns have shaped Takalarup over the last decade, though it remains a place where family units are common. Roughly 60% of families here include children, while about 30% of all households are made up of people living on their own.

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📍 Takalarup, Suburb / Locality

Where Takalarup sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Takalarup — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Takalarup2.4
6324, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.4% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Overall, the typical home holds 2.4 people, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Takalarup, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 59.8% having children and 37.9% without. One-parent families make up only 6.9% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

6.9%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 6.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Takalarup, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Takalarup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51422/takalarup/topic/family-households