Peppermint Grove Beach · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Peppermint Grove Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Peppermint Grove Beach than across Western Australia or the rest of the country. The area is mostly made up of couples and families, with over half of all households consisting of two people.

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📍 Peppermint Grove Beach, Urban Centre

Where Peppermint Grove Beach sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +14.3%
  • 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 Peppermint Grove Beach — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Peppermint Grove Beach2.4
6271, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 20.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6% and a sharp drop from 37.5% in 2011. The typical home has 2.4 people, a number that has risen since 2011.

2.4 ▲ +14.3%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.2% ▼ -46.0%

Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 37.5%
  • 2016: 47.0%
  • 2021: 20.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Peppermint Grove Beach, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families here are couples with children, while 40.7% are couples without children. Only 8% are one-parent families, which is well below the national average of 14.1%.

8.0% ▼ -68.2%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 25.1%
  • 2016: 23.6%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Peppermint Grove Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 41%.

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 Peppermint Grove Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521043/peppermint-grove-beach/topic/family-households