Trayning · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Trayning

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Trayning, where just 1.9 people live in the typical home. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where many residents live independently.

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📍 Trayning, Council (LGA)

Where Trayning sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -17.4%
  • 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 Trayning — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Trayning1.9
Rest of WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 42.7% of people live alone, a figure that is far above the Australian average and has risen 12 points since 2011. This explains why the area has some of the lowest numbers of people per home across the region.

1.9 ▼ -17.4%

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.7% ▲ +37.0%

Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 31.2%
  • 2016: 37.4%
  • 2021: 42.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Trayning, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (36%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up nearly half of all families at 49.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 15.6% of the total, which is a little above the state and national figures.

15.6% ▲ +26.0%

Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Trayning, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Trayning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58400/trayning/topic/family-households