2.9 ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Derby-West Kimberley · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Derby-West Kimberley
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a home in Derby-West Kimberley than in most other areas, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. This is a region where large households are common, though the number of people living alone has grown over the last decade.
2.9
▼ -9.4%
- 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 Derby-West Kimberley — higher than 89% of areas.
| Derby-West Kimberley | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
While the typical home holds 2.9 people—a little above the national figure of 2.5—this is down from 3.2 in 2011. At the same time, the proportion of people living alone rose to 29.9%, which is well above the Western Australian average.
29.9% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Derby-West Kimberley splits fairly evenly between 1 person (30%) and 2 people (27%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.6% of the area, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 49.6%, while couples without children account for 19.9%.
26.6% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Derby-West Kimberley, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by One-parent families (27%) and Couples without children (20%).
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 Derby-West Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52800/derby-west-kimberley/topic/family-households