2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Midland (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Midland (East Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-person households defines Midland (East Metropolitan), where 29% of homes are occupied by one person. This is well above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia. The area's family landscape also stands out, with a much higher rate of one-parent families compared to most other regions.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Midland (East Metropolitan) — lower than 71% of areas.
| Midland (East Metropolitan) | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the national average of 25.6%. While two-person homes are the most common at 33.1%, the typical home holds 2.4 people, which has edged down slightly over the last decade.
29.0% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Midland (East Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the total, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 13.5%. This rate has remained steady since 2011, while couples with children represent the largest group at 54.7%.
17.3% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Midland (East Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Midland (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53502/midland/topic/family-households