Viveash · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Viveash

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families make up 21.5% of the community in Viveash, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of single-parent homes compared to most other similar places. Otherwise, household sizes and the number of people living alone are typical for Australia.

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📍 Viveash, Suburb / Locality

Where Viveash sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 Viveash — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Viveash2.4
6056, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Viveash holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Roughly a quarter of all households consist of a person living alone.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0% ▲ +21.5%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Viveash, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families are couples with children, while 26.1% are couples without. The 21.5% of one-parent families is much higher than in most other areas, sitting 8.0 percentage points above the Western Australian average.

21.5% ▲ +6.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.1%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 21.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Viveash, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Viveash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51494/viveash/topic/family-households