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.
Jerramungup · Council (LGA)
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.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Jerramungup — lower than 57% of areas.
| Jerramungup | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.0% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Jerramungup splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 14%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Jerramungup, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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