2.3 —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Scarborough (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in Scarborough (North Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households and single dwellers are common in Scarborough, where about 31% of people live alone. This creates a different living pattern than the state average, with fewer people sharing each home. The area is a mix of couples with children and a large number of single-person homes.
2.3
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- 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 Scarborough (North Metropolitan) — lower than 86% of areas.
| Scarborough (North Metropolitan) | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Scarborough are smaller than most, with just 2.3 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the high number of single-person households, which is well above both the state and national averages.
30.9% —
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Scarborough (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.4% of families here. Single-parent families account for 12.1%, which is a little below the state and national figures and has remained steady since 2016.
12.1% —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Scarborough (North Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Scarborough (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54804/scarborough/topic/family-households