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Family & Households in The Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in The Plains than in most similar areas. This small community is mostly made up of families, with 56.8% of households consisting of couples with children.

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Where The Plains sits — Average household size

2.3 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Plains — lower than 71% of areas.

The Plains2.3
6237, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in The Plains holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Only 13.6% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

Average household size

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2.3 —

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In The Plains, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 16%.

2 people 45.5% 1 person 13.6% 3 people 13.6% 4 people 13.6%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families in The Plains, which is far below the 14.1% national average. Most families here are couples, with 38.6% having no children and 56.8% raising children together.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In The Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 The Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51444/the-plains/topic/family-households