1.9 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Varley · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Varley — lower than 89% of areas.
| Varley | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 6355, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Varley, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (39%) and 4 people (13%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Varley, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 46%.
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