Willagee (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Willagee (South Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Willagee are couples with children. This mix of household types creates a community where the typical home has 2.4 people, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Willagee (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Willagee (South Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Willagee (South Metropolitan) — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Willagee (South Metropolitan)2.4
Greater Perth 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.7% of people here live alone, which is higher than in most other areas and a little above the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. Two-person households are the most common group, making up 34.4% of all homes.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.7% ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 28.8%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 27.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Willagee (South Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.6% of the area, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and higher than most similar areas. This proportion has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.

15.6% ▼ -10.9%

Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 17.5%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Willagee (South Metropolitan), Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 Willagee (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55905/willagee/topic/family-households