2.7 —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Hedland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in South Hedland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the biggest slice of the local picture, representing 62.6% of families in South Hedland. This focus on family life is reflected in the home sizes, where the typical household is larger than in most other similar areas.
2.7
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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 South Hedland — higher than 71% of areas.
| South Hedland | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6722, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here generally hold more people than in most other areas, with 2.7 people per dwelling, though this has edged down since 2016. About 25.3% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen by 3.3 percentage points over the last five years.
25.3% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →South Hedland splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (25%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.5% of the local total, which is a little above both the state and national figures. This proportion has grown by 3.0 percentage points since the 2016 census.
15.5% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Hedland, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 South Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021270/south-hedland/topic/family-households