2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Teesdale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significant rise in single-person living has shaped the latest data for Teesdale, where 34.5% of homes are now occupied by one person. This is well above the national figure, making it a defining feature of the local housing landscape.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Teesdale — higher than 50% of areas.
| Teesdale | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6213, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Teesdale holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, one-person households are much more common here than in most areas, making up over a third of all homes.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Teesdale, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 4 people (29%) and 2 people (25%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Over half of local families are couples with children, while 32.8% are couples without. Single-parent families make up 10.9% of the total, which is a little below the Western Australian average and well below the national figure.
10.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Teesdale, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Teesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51439/teesdale/topic/family-households