2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Durack · Federal Electorate
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a quarter of all households in Durack consist of people living alone, a figure that has risen since 2011. This makes the area more likely to have single-person homes than most other regions. While family types vary, the typical home across the region holds 2.5 people.
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Durack — lower than 57% of areas.
| Durack | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 26.7% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. This is the most common household size after two-person homes, which make up 34.5% of the area.
2.5 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.7% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Durack, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.3% of the total, a figure that is a little above the Western Australian average and has risen since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 55.2%.
15.3% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 63% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Durack, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED506/durack/topic/family-households