Victoria Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Victoria Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of homes in Victoria Park are occupied by people living alone, which is far higher than the national figure. This contributes to a smaller typical household size for the area compared to the rest of the state and country.

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Where Victoria Park sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 Victoria Park — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Victoria Park2.1
6100, WA 2.1
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 36.9% of people living alone, the number of people per home is just 2.1, which is much lower than most other areas. This is a little below the Western Australian and national figure of 2.5.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.9% ▲ +11.0%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.3%
  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 36.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Victoria Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.1% of families here, while one-parent families account for 9.9%. This share of single-parent homes is well below both the state and national figures.

9.9% ▼ -3.4%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Victoria Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (10%).

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 Victoria Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51490/victoria-park/topic/family-households