Webberton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Webberton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 67.2% of families in Webberton, making it a primary hub for parents. This is a place where homes are generally larger than usual, with a typical household of 2.8 people.

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📍 Webberton, Suburb / Locality

Where Webberton sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Webberton — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Webberton2.8
6530, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Webberton holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 20% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 27.7%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Webberton, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who account for 67.2% of all families. One-parent families make up 10.7% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

10.7% ▼ -41.7%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.3%
  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Webberton, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Webberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51552/webberton/topic/family-households