2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Watermans Bay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Watermans Bay
How families and households are made up across the area.
A low rate of one-parent families is a standout feature of Watermans Bay, where only 7% of families fall into this category. Most homes here are family-based, with a strong presence of couples and children. The typical household size mirrors the state and national figures.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Watermans Bay — lower than 57% of areas.
| Watermans Bay | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6020, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in Watermans Bay houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 43.8%, while 23.6% of people live alone.
23.6% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Watermans Bay, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families here at 55.2%. The 7% of one-parent families is well below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
7.0% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Watermans Bay, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Watermans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51546/watermans-bay/topic/family-households