Willagee · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Willagee

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well above the state and national figures for single-person living, Willagee is a place where many residents live alone. This trend is reflected in the typical home size, which is smaller than in most other Australian areas.

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📍 Willagee, Suburb / Locality

Where Willagee sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Willagee — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Willagee2.3
6156, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.9% of people in Willagee live alone, a figure well above the 25.4% seen across Western Australia. Because of this, the usual home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.9% ▲ +0.4%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.8%
  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 32.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Willagee splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (31%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents make up 20.8% of families here, which is much higher than in most areas and well above the 14.1% national average. Other family types include couples with children at 54.4% and couples without children at 23.1%.

20.8% ▼ -15.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 22.7%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Willagee, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Willagee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51610/willagee/topic/family-households