2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Witchcliffe · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Witchcliffe
How families and households are made up across the area.
Few changes have occurred in the family structures of Witchcliffe over the last decade. The area is dominated by larger households, with 65.1% of families being couples with children. This makes the community much more family-focused than the national average.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Witchcliffe — higher than 71% of areas.
| Witchcliffe | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6286, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Witchcliffe hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 15.6%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
15.6% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Witchcliffe, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here. Consequently, one-parent families are much rarer than in other areas, accounting for just 4.5% compared to the 14.1% national average.
4.5% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Witchcliffe, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Witchcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51624/witchcliffe/topic/family-households