2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Waddington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Waddington
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent homes defines daily life in Waddington, where 17.4% of families are headed by one parent. This is well above the national figure, making family structures here quite different from most other areas.
2.7
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- 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 Waddington — higher than 71% of areas.
| Waddington | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6509, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Waddington typically hold 2.7 people. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
Household size
View on map →In Waddington, 4 people is the majority at 55%; 3 people is next at 45%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 73.9% of families, while 21.7% are couples without children. The 17.4% of one-parent families is much higher than in most other areas and well above the state average.
17.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Waddington, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Waddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51496/waddington/topic/family-households