2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Perth · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Perth
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical household profile is seen in Perth (Tas.), where family structures and home sizes align closely with state and national patterns. More than half of all families here are couples with children, reflecting a steady domestic environment for the area.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Perth — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Perth (Tas.) usually house 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 37.1%, while 26.3% of residents live alone.
26.3% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Perth, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.9% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas. This is slightly below the Tasmania average of 15.9%, while couples with children form the largest group at 54.1%.
13.9% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Perth, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60503/perth/topic/family-households