2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Hedland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Port Hedland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 68% of families in Port Hedland are couples with children, making this the most common home arrangement in the area. This focus on family units is balanced by a growing number of people living on their own. The area maintains a steady household profile that aligns closely with both state and national patterns.
2.5
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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 Port Hedland — lower than 57% of areas.
| Port Hedland | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6721, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Port Hedland has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, more people are living alone than in most other areas, with this group rising to 27.9% since 2016.
27.9% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Port Hedland splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (28%), with 4 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 6.2% of the local total, a figure that is well below the Western Australian and national averages. This remains consistent with trends seen since 2016.
6.2% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Hedland, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Port Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021269/port-hedland/topic/family-households