2.6 —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cannington (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Cannington (South Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 60% of families in Cannington are couples with children, making this a strong hub for family life. The area follows most state and national patterns for household size and living arrangements. Most homes are small to medium, with a typical household containing around 2.6 people.
2.6
—
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Cannington (South Metropolitan) — higher than 57% of areas.
| Cannington (South Metropolitan) | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than in most similar areas, with 2.6 people per household. This is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures, and nearly 31% of households consist of two people.
25.2% —
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cannington (South Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures in Cannington are typical for the region, with 13.2% being one-parent families. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages.
13.2% —
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cannington (South Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Cannington (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51205/cannington/topic/family-households