2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wellesley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wellesley
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a roof in Wellesley than in most similar areas, with 2.7 people living in the typical home. This small community has a high proportion of single-parent families compared to the rest of the state and country.
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 Wellesley — higher than 71% of areas.
| Wellesley | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6233, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living arrangements in Wellesley are slightly larger than the national figure, with 2.7 people per home, which is higher than most other areas.
Household size
View on map →In Wellesley, 3 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 43%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 16.7% of the local mix, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 13.5%. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 95.8% of the total.
16.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wellesley, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; One-parent families is next at 13%.
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 Wellesley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51559/wellesley/topic/family-households