West Pingelly · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in West Pingelly

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 60% of families in West Pingelly are couples with children. This creates a domestic landscape where family units are the norm, contributing to a higher number of people per home than most similar areas.

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📍 West Pingelly, Suburb / Locality

Where West Pingelly sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Pingelly — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
West Pingelly2.7
6308, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in West Pingelly holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. While two-person homes are the most common at 34.3%, about 25.7% of residents live alone.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In West Pingelly, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 6 or more (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures here are dominated by couples, with 60.2% raising children and 34.9% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the state and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In West Pingelly, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51581/west-pingelly/topic/family-households