Warwick · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Warwick

How families and households are made up across the area.

A stable mix of family types defines Warwick, where the typical household size has remained consistent with state and national patterns. Most homes here are headed by couples, though one-parent families are more common than in most other areas.

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Where Warwick sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Warwick — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Warwick2.5
6024, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Warwick houses 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. Just under a quarter of residents (23.4%) live alone, a rate a little below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.4% ▲ +5.5%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 23.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Warwick, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families (55.1%) in the area. One-parent families account for 14.6%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state average of 13.5%.

14.6% ▲ +40.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Warwick, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51541/warwick/topic/family-households