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City of KalamundaCommunity profile

City of Kalamunda

Household type

In the City of Kalamunda, 33.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 32.0% in Greater Perth.

The City of Kalamunda'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, the City of Kalamunda's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
City of Kalamunda - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Couples with children7,34133.532.07,22734.232.3+114
Couples without children6,24428.525.45,95328.225.4+291
One parent families2,35010.710.32,15210.29.8+198
Other families2151.01.12011.01.3+14
Group household4662.13.45002.43.8-34
Lone person4,62021.124.04,05519.221.7+565
Other not classifiable household4862.22.98424.04.8-356
Visitor only households2020.91.01780.81.0+24
Total households21,924100.0100.021,108100.0100.0+816
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Kalamunda in 2021 compared to Greater Perth shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a similar proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 33.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.7% were one-parent families, compared with 32.0% and 10.3% respectively for Greater Perth.

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 21.1% compared to 24.0% in Greater Perth while the proportion of couples without children was 28.5% compared to 25.4% in Greater Perth.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Kalamunda increased by 816 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Kalamunda between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+565 households)
  • Couples without children (+291 households)
  • One parent families (+198 households)
  • Couples with children (+114 households)

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