2.9 —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darling Range (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
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.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Darling Range (East Metropolitan) — higher than 86% of areas.
| Darling Range (East Metropolitan) | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
2.9 —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
15.6% —
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Darling Range (East Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).
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%.
11.1% —
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Darling Range (East Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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