2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wembley Downs · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wembley Downs
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 68% of households in Wembley Downs are couples with children, making it a strong family hub. The area is less likely to have people living alone compared to the rest of the state and country.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Wembley Downs — higher than 71% of areas.
| Wembley Downs | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6019, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.7 people per home, households here are slightly larger than the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which at 20.1% is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
20.1% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wembley Downs, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with couples with children making up 67.7% of the mix. One-parent families account for 9.7%, a figure that is well below both the Western Australian and national averages.
9.7% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wembley Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51565/wembley-downs/topic/family-households