2.5 ▼ -3.8%
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Western Australia · State / Territory
Family & Households in Western Australia
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Western Australia houses 2.5 people, a figure that is much higher than in most other similar regions. This reflects a broad mix of household types, where over half of all families are couples raising children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 2.4: 3 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 1 area
- 2.7: 0 areas
- 2.8: 1 area
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Western Australia.
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About a quarter of residents live alone, which is about the same as the national figure. While the number of single-person homes has risen since 2011, the typical number of people per home has edged down slightly to 2.5.
25.4% ▲ +6.9%
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Western Australia, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.9% of families, while those without children account for 26.5%. One-parent families make up 13.5% of the total, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade and sits about the same as the national average.
13.5% ▲ +2.9%
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Western Australia, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Western Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/5/western-australia/topic/family-households