3.3 —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.5
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
East Pilbara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in East Pilbara
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in East Pilbara than in previous years, with this group now making up 31.6% of all households. While the number of single-person homes has grown, the region still sees very large households and a high proportion of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
3.3
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- 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 East Pilbara — higher than 97% of areas.
| East Pilbara | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 6762, WA | 4.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than usual, with 3.3 people per dwelling, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 20.6% of households contain six or more people.
31.6% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In East Pilbara, the largest group is 1 person at 31%, followed by 6 or more (20%) and 2 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.8% of the total, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 51.1%.
25.8% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In East Pilbara, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families is next at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in East Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021267/east-pilbara/topic/family-households