2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gingin · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Gingin
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Gingin than they were in 2011, with this group rising by 3.8 percentage points. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the area stands out for having a much lower rate of one-parent families compared to most other regions.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Gingin — lower than 57% of areas.
| Gingin | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Gingin holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 43%, while 26.6% of residents live alone.
26.6% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gingin, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 47.3% of the area. At 10.1%, the share of one-parent families is well below the state and national figures, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
10.1% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gingin, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (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 Gingin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53570/gingin/topic/family-households