2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Denmark · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Denmark
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Denmark are couples with children, making it the most common household type. The area has a high number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country, contributing to a smaller typical household size.
2.3
→ 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 Denmark — lower than 71% of areas.
| Denmark | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6333, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost 30% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home in Denmark holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
29.8% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Denmark, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.9% of families, while those without children account for 37.8%. One-parent families make up 12.1%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
12.1% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Denmark, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 Denmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011228/denmark/topic/family-households