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.
Wembley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wembley
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people in Wembley live alone, a figure well above the national average. This creates a distinct mix of living arrangements in the area, where single-person households are nearly as common as two-person homes. While many residents live independently, the majority of the community still consists of traditional family units.
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 Wembley — lower than 57% of areas.
| Wembley | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6014, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Wembley has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figure for Australia. However, 31.9% of households consist of just one person, which is much higher than most other similar areas.
31.9% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Wembley splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 2 people (31%), with 4 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are common here, making up 64.3% of the total. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.3% of the mix, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
8.3% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wembley, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Wembley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51564/wembley/topic/family-households