Wubin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wubin

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of people in Wubin live alone, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This creates a unique mix in the community, where many single-person homes exist alongside large family households.

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📍 Wubin, Suburb / Locality

Where Wubin sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Wubin — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wubin2.6
6612, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 35.7% of people live alone, far above the national figure of 25.6%. However, the typical home still holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.7%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 35.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wubin, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (22%) and 5 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 75.5% of the total. Single-parent families account for 9.4%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

9.4%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wubin, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 17%.

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 Wubin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51650/wubin/topic/family-households