2.6 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Allanson · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Allanson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Allanson compared to the state and national figures. Most homes here are family-based, with 58% of families consisting of couples with children. This has led to a typical household size of 2.6 people, which is slightly higher than the national average.
2.6
▼ -13.3%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Allanson — higher than 71% of areas.
| Allanson | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6225, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 22% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the Australian average but has risen by 8.5 points since 2011. Overall, the number of people per home has dropped from 3.0 in 2011 to 2.6 today.
22.0% ▲ +62.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Allanson, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are common here, making up 58% of all families. One-parent families account for 13.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.3% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Allanson, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Allanson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521001/allanson/topic/family-households