White Peak · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in White Peak

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger living arrangements are the norm in White Peak, where the typical home holds 3.1 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5. The area is mostly made up of families, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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Where White Peak sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +10.7%
  • 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 White Peak — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
White Peak3.1
6532, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here is larger than most, with 3.1 people per household. Only 8.3% of people live alone, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%.

3.1 ▲ +10.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.3% ▼ -55.4%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.7%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In White Peak, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 68.8%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, at just 5.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

5.1% ▲ +19.2%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 5.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In White Peak, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Peak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51594/white-peak/topic/family-households