Wellington Mill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wellington Mill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Wellington Mill, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a place of strong family foundations, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Wellington Mill, Suburb / Locality

Where Wellington Mill sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Wellington Mill — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wellington Mill2.8
6236, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 11.1% of people live alone, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. Most homes are occupied by two people (42.6%), contributing to a typical household size that is a little above the national figure.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.1%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wellington Mill, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up a majority of families at 55.5%. One-parent families account for only 8.6% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.

8.6%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wellington Mill, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Wellington Mill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51561/wellington-mill/topic/family-households