Jerramungup · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Jerramungup

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of residents in Jerramungup live alone, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. This highlights a community where single-person households are common, even though the typical home size remains steady at around two or three people.

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📍 Jerramungup, Council (LGA)

Where Jerramungup sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Jerramungup — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jerramungup2.4
Rest of WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the national average of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 36.8%, while the typical household has 2.4 people.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.0% ▲ +16.2%

Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 33.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Jerramungup splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 57.2%. Only 7.9% of families are one-parent households, which is well below both the state and national figures.

7.9% ▲ +50.9%

Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 5.2%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jerramungup, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Jerramungup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54130/jerramungup/topic/family-households