2.2 —
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Perth (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Family & Households in South Perth (South Metropolitan)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 32% of people live alone in South Perth, a figure well above the national average. This means the area has a high number of single-person households and smaller homes overall. The typical household is smaller than those found in most other parts of the state.
2.2
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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 South Perth (South Metropolitan) — lower than 90% of areas.
| South Perth (South Metropolitan) | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.9% of residents live alone, which is much higher than most areas. Because of this, the typical home in South Perth holds only 2.2 people, a figure that has edged down since 2016.
31.9% —
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →South Perth (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 54.6%, while one-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas. At 10.3%, the share of one-parent families is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2016.
10.3% —
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Perth (South Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 South Perth (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54905/south-perth/topic/family-households