Woorree · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woorree

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Woorree than in most other areas, making it a place where shared homes are the norm. The area is largely made up of families, with 58.4% of them being couples with children.

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Where Woorree sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 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 Woorree — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woorree2.7
6530, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.7 people per household. This is consistent with the fact that only 16.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▲ +30.7%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woorree, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.4% of families in Woorree. Single-parent families are less common here at 9.3%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.3% ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woorree, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Woorree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51647/woorree/topic/family-households