2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Westwood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Westwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-parenting than most similar areas define Westwood. While typical homes have about 2.4 people, nearly one in five households are headed by a single parent, which is well above the national and state figures.
2.4
—
- 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 Westwood — lower than 57% of areas.
| Westwood | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6316, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.4 people per home, Westwood is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Westwood, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (25%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% national average. This group is a significant part of the local family mix, alongside couples with children who make up 38.1%.
19.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Westwood, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families is next at 33%.
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 Westwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51590/westwood/topic/family-households