Teesdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Teesdale

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.

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📍 Teesdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Teesdale sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Teesdale — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Teesdale2.5
6213, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.5%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 34.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Teesdale, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 4 people (29%) and 2 people (25%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Teesdale, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Teesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51439/teesdale/topic/family-households