Varley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Varley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living together in Varley than in previous years, and households here are now much smaller than the national average. The area is dominated by couples, with no one-parent families recorded in the latest census.

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📍 Varley, Suburb / Locality

Where Varley sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 Varley — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Varley1.9
6355, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Varley are small, with a typical 1.9 people per household. This is well below the Western Australian and national figure of 2.5.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Varley, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (39%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 51.9% of families, while those with children account for 44.4%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Varley, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 46%.

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 Varley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51488/varley/topic/family-households