Joondalup (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Joondalup (North Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than one in five people live alone in Joondalup, a figure well below the national average. This creates a community where most homes are shared, and family-based living is the norm. The typical home here holds 2.6 people.

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📍 Joondalup (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Joondalup (North Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

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 Joondalup (North Metropolitan) — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Joondalup (North Metropolitan)2.6
Greater Perth 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common at 36%, while those with only one person are much lower than in most other areas. This contributed to a typical household size of 2.6 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Household size

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In Joondalup (North Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up a large 60.3% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families are much lower than in most areas, sitting at 11.3%, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

Family composition

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In Joondalup (North Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Joondalup (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52604/joondalup/topic/family-households