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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Western Australia, 30.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.9% in Victoria.
Western Australia's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.
To continue building the story, Western Australia's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
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Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
| Household type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Households by type | Number | % | Victoria % | Number | % | Victoria % | 2011 to 2021 |
| Couples with children | 311,153 | 30.2 | 30.9 | 261,005 | 30.7 | 31.8 | +50,148 |
| Couples without children | 261,958 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 220,161 | 25.9 | 24.6 | +41,797 |
| One parent families | 102,915 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 82,136 | 9.6 | 10.5 | +20,779 |
| Other families | 10,932 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 10,489 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +443 |
| Group household | 32,591 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 31,707 | 3.7 | 4.1 | +884 |
| Lone person | 245,185 | 23.8 | 24.7 | 188,683 | 22.2 | 23.5 | +56,502 |
| Other not classifiable household | 37,175 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 34,376 | 4.0 | 3.2 | +2,799 |
| Visitor only households | 27,853 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 22,864 | 2.7 | 1.1 | +4,989 |
| Total households | 1,029,762 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 851,421 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +178,341 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Western Australia in 2021 compared to Victoria shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 30.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.0% were one-parent families, compared with 30.9% and 10.2% respectively for Victoria.
There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 23.8% compared to 24.7% in Victoria while the proportion of couples without children was 25.4% compared to 24.6% in Victoria.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Western Australia increased by 178,341 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Western Australia between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Lone person (+56,502 households)
- Couples with children (+50,148 households)
- Couples without children (+41,797 households)
- One parent families (+20,779 households)
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