Pinjarra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Pinjarra

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live in each home in Pinjarra than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.6 people, the area also sees a higher proportion of one-parent families compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Pinjarra, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Pinjarra sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Pinjarra — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pinjarra2.6
6208, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 24.2% of people live alone, a figure that has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011. The most common household size is two people, making up 37.5% of all homes.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.2% ▲ +7.8%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pinjarra, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families here are couples with children, at 53.7%. One-parent families make up 15.0% of the total, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 13.5%.

15.0% ▲ +2.1%

Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pinjarra, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Pinjarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011029/pinjarra/topic/family-households