Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Victoria Park (South Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living alone defines the domestic life of Victoria Park (South Metropolitan). Roughly one third of all households consist of just one person, which is well above the national figure. This trend helps explain why homes here are typically smaller than in other areas.

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📍 Victoria Park (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Victoria Park (South Metropolitan)2.3
Greater Perth 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 33.3% of households, a figure among the highest for similar areas. Because of this, the typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Western Australian average of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3% ▲ +0.8%

Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 33.1%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children are the most common family type at 52.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 12.2% of the area, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.2% ▼ -5.4%

Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Victoria Park (South Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55405/victoria-park/topic/family-households