2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Takalarup · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Takalarup — lower than 57% of areas.
| Takalarup | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6324, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Takalarup, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (19%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Takalarup, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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