2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kojonup · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Kojonup
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 34% of people in Kojonup live alone, a figure well above the national average. This high number of single-person homes is a standout feature of the area's living arrangements. While most homes still house families, the community has seen a notable shift towards smaller households over the last decade.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Kojonup — lower than 71% of areas.
| Kojonup | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures of 2.5. This trend is driven by a sharp rise in people living alone, who now make up 34.1% of all households.
34.1% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Kojonup splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (33%), with 4 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with one parent make up 8.9% of the population, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families in the area are couples with children (57.4%) or couples without children (33.2%).
8.9% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kojonup, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Kojonup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54550/kojonup/topic/family-households