Townsendale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Townsendale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger than usual homes are the main feature of Townsendale. This sparsely populated area has a high number of people living in each household, well above the national average.

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📍 Townsendale, Suburb / Locality

Where Townsendale sits — Average household size

3.3
  • 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 Townsendale — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Townsendale3.3
6311, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Townsendale has 3.3 people per home, which is among the highest for similar areas. This is well above the typical 2.5 people per home seen across both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

3.3

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 58%, ahead of Couples without children (25%).

Family composition

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In Townsendale, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Townsendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51464/townsendale/topic/family-households