2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
White Gum Valley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in White Gum Valley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in White Gum Valley live on their own, which is well above the national figure. This makes it an area where single-person households are much more common than in most other parts of the country. While many residents live alone, a majority of local families still consist of couples with children.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 White Gum Valley — lower than 57% of areas.
| White Gum Valley | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6162, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This reflects a mix of household sizes, with two-person homes being the most common at 32.6%.
29.1% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →White Gum Valley splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 4 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 58.9%. One-parent families account for 14.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian average.
14.7% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In White Gum Valley, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 White Gum Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51593/white-gum-valley/topic/family-households