Darling Range (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Darling Range (East Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people live in the typical Darling Range home, which is one of the highest rates for this area type. This trend is driven by a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Darling Range (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Darling Range (East Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

2.9 —
  • 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 Darling Range (East Metropolitan) — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Darling Range (East Metropolitan)2.9
Greater Perth 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 15.6% of households are people living alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

Household size

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In Darling Range (East Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 63.9% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.1%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Darling Range (East Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Darling Range (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51902/darling-range/topic/family-households