2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Manjimup · Council (LGA)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Manjimup than in other parts of the state, with 31.8% of households consisting of just one person. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household here is smaller than the national figure.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Manjimup — lower than 71% of areas.
| Manjimup | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 31.8% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen by 5 points since 2011 and is well above the Australian average. Consequently, the typical home in Manjimup holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the state and national figures of 2.5.
2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.8% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Manjimup, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of all families here are couples with children, while 36.5% are couples without. One-parent families make up 12.7% of the total, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
12.7% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Manjimup, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Manjimup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55180/manjimup/topic/family-households