2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Swan · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Swan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in West Swan are couples with children, making this the most common family type in the area. This stable family structure is reflected in a low rate of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the state. Most homes here house two or more people, with the typical household size matching the national figure of 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -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 West Swan — higher than 50% of areas.
| West Swan | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6055, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common here at 40.1%. People living alone make up 23.1% of the area, which is a little below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
23.1% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Swan, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families account for 9.4% of the total, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 13.5%. Couples without children also make up a large portion of the community at 38.9%.
9.4% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Swan, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51585/west-swan/topic/family-households