3.2 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wattening · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wattening
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Wattening, where homes typically hold 3.2 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where family life is a central part of daily living.
3.2
—
- 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 Wattening — higher than 89% of areas.
| Wattening | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 6568, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Wattening are more crowded than in most similar areas. With 3.2 people per home, the count is well above both the Western Australian and national typical of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Wattening, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 5 people (18%) and 1 person (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 65.4% of the total. One-parent families account for only 7.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.7% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wattening, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 Wattening [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51548/wattening/topic/family-households