2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Toodyay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Toodyay
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 36.5% of people live alone in Toodyay, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person households means the area has fewer people per home than most other places. It creates a distinct community profile where smaller living arrangements are very common.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 Toodyay — lower than 81% of areas.
| Toodyay | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 6566, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Toodyay has 2.1 people, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figure of 2.5. This is largely because 36.5% of residents live alone, a rate far above the rest of the country.
36.5% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Toodyay splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (37%), with 3 people at 9%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.3%, followed by couples with children at 33.4%.
20.0% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Toodyay, the largest group is Couples without children at 44%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Toodyay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51458/toodyay/topic/family-households