2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Koorda · Council (LGA)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Koorda than in most similar areas. This trend has grown over time, and the typical home now holds just 2.2 people, which is lower than the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Koorda — lower than 86% of areas.
| Koorda | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Single-person households make up 35.7% of the area, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is far above the national average of 25.6%. Because of this, the usual household size is smaller than in most other places.
2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
35.7% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Koorda splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (35%), with 4 people at 10%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.2% of families here. Very few are one-parent families at just 6.0%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a fall since 2011.
6.0% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Koorda, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 43%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Koorda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54690/koorda/topic/family-households