Cue · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Cue

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all homes in Cue are occupied by people living alone, making it a place of very small households. This high number of single-person dwellings means the typical home here is much smaller than the state or national average.

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📍 Cue, Council (LGA)

Where Cue sits — Average household size

1.5 ▼ -25.0%
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 5 areas
  • 1.9: 5 areas
  • 2.0: 9 areas
  • 2.1: 26 areas
  • 2.2: 77 areas
  • 2.3: 107 areas
  • 2.4: 90 areas
  • 2.5: 83 areas
  • 2.6: 39 areas
  • 2.7: 30 areas
  • 2.8: 18 areas
  • 2.9: 13 areas
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 9 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 4 areas
  • 3.5: 5 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area
  • 3.7: 3 areas
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 2 areas
  • 4.3: 0 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 1 area

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cue — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cue1.5
Rest of WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 1.5 people live in the typical home, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 2.5. This trend has moved down since 2011, with 58.6% of residents now living alone—a rate far above the national figure.

1.5 ▼ -25.0%

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

58.6% ▲ +29.9%

Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 45.1%
  • 2016: 51.5%
  • 2021: 58.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cue, 1 person is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 36%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.1% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families here are couples without children, who account for 72.3% of the total.

19.1% ▲ +4.7%

Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 18.3%
  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cue, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 17%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52380/cue/topic/family-households