2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Perth · Urban Area
Family & Households in Perth
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live in each home in Perth than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.6 people, the area has a low number of single-person households and one-parent families compared to other similar places.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Perth — higher than 86% of areas.
| Perth | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6121, WA | 3.1 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.6 people, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. About a quarter of households consist of just one person, which is much lower than in most other similar areas.
25.0% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Perth, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of families in Perth. One-parent families account for 13.4% of the total, which is much lower than in most similar areas and remains about the same as the state and national figures.
13.4% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Perth, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5009/perth/topic/family-households