2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Clarkson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Clarkson
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more one-parent families live in Clarkson than in most similar areas. This community is primarily made up of family homes, with 21.3% of families led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Clarkson — higher than 57% of areas.
| Clarkson | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6030, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Clarkson hold 2.6 people, which is higher than in most areas. While 22.2% of households consist of one person—a figure well below the Western Australian average—this has risen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
22.2% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Clarkson, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children (56.3%), but there is a striking number of one-parent families. At 21.3%, this is well above the 14.1% national figure and has risen by 3.3 percentage points over the last decade.
21.3% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Clarkson, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; One-parent families is next at 21%.
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 Clarkson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031101/clarkson/topic/family-households