2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Arthur · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in West Arthur
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in West Arthur than they were in 2011. While the typical household now has 2.2 people, there has been a notable rise in the number of people living on their own. This shift toward smaller living arrangements is a key feature of the area's current housing landscape.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 West Arthur — lower than 86% of areas.
| West Arthur | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home in West Arthur holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is consistent with a growing number of single-person households, which rose to 29.4% since 2011 and now sits well above the national figure.
29.4% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Arthur, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of all families here are couples with children, while 41.5% are couples without. One-parent families make up only 7.7% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
7.7% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Arthur, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
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 West Arthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58890/west-arthur/topic/family-households