2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Lamington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Lamington
How families and households are made up across the area.
About the same as the national figures, West Lamington has an average of 2.7 people per home. This small area sees a high proportion of families with children, making it a place where larger households are common.
2.7
→ 0.0%
- 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 West Lamington — higher than 71% of areas.
| West Lamington | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6430, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most areas, with 2.7 people per home. About 25.6% of people live alone, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
25.6% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →West Lamington splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (25%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Two-thirds of families are couples with children, while 13.2% are one-parent families. This rate of single-parent homes is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
13.2% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Lamington, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; 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 West Lamington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51577/west-lamington/topic/family-households