2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dandaragan · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Dandaragan
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of residents in Dandaragan live alone, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to most other areas. While couples without children make up the biggest group, many households remain small.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Dandaragan — lower than 86% of areas.
| Dandaragan | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Dandaragan holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011. About 28.7% of people live alone, a rate well above the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
28.7% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dandaragan, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 47.4%. One-parent families make up 9.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure and much lower than most similar areas.
9.7% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Dandaragan splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 10%.
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 Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52590/dandaragan/topic/family-households