2.7 —
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cockburn (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Cockburn (South Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm for residents in Cockburn (South Metropolitan), where nearly 3 people live in the typical home. This area is far less likely to have people living alone compared to most other places, making it a hub for larger family groups.
2.7
—
- 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 Cockburn (South Metropolitan) — higher than 71% of areas.
| Cockburn (South Metropolitan) | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 20.2% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
20.2% —
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cockburn (South Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 65%, while one-parent families account for 12.3%. This share of single-parent homes is a little below the Western Australian figure of 13.5%.
12.3% —
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cockburn (South Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Cockburn (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51605/cockburn/topic/family-households