2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Toodyay · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Toodyay
How families and households are made up across the area.
Daily life in West Toodyay is defined by a strong mix of family types and small households. Most homes are occupied by couples, though one-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Toodyay — lower than 57% of areas.
| West Toodyay | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6566, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in West Toodyay holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 44.7%, while those living alone make up 21.6%, a figure well below the national average.
21.6% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Toodyay, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 44.1% of families, while couples without children account for 40.2%. One-parent families represent 15.7% of the total, which is a little above the Western Australian and national figures.
15.7% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →West Toodyay splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 16%.
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 Toodyay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51586/west-toodyay/topic/family-households