2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Augusta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Augusta
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 9.1% of families in Augusta are headed by a single parent, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This stability defines the local family landscape, where more than half of all families are couples raising children together.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Augusta — lower than 64% of areas.
| Augusta | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6285, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Augusta holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 39.6% of households consist of two people, about 26.5% of residents live alone, a proportion that has barely changed since 2011.
26.5% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Augusta, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.4% of families here, while those without children account for 37%. The low rate of one-parent families is much lower than in most other areas and has remained steady over the last decade.
9.1% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Augusta, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501011001/augusta/topic/family-households