Nannup · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Nannup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much smaller households than most similar areas define Nannup, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This trend toward smaller living arrangements is reflected in the high number of people living alone, which has grown since 2011.

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📍 Nannup, Council (LGA)

Where Nannup sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Nannup — lower than 90% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nannup2.1
Rest of WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31% of residents live alone, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 25.4%. Smaller homes are common here, with 45.7% of households consisting of two people and the typical home size falling from 2.3 to 2.1 people over the last decade.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.0% ▲ +8.9%

Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 28.8%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nannup, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 48.9%. One-parent families are much less common than in most areas, making up only 9.3% of families, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.3% ▼ -22.5%

Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nannup, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Nannup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56300/nannup/topic/family-households