2.3 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Carnarvon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Carnarvon
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of people living alone than the state average defines the housing landscape in Carnarvon. While the typical home holds 2.3 people, this is lower than both the state and national figures. This shift toward smaller households has become more pronounced since 2016.
2.3
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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 Carnarvon — lower than 71% of areas.
| Carnarvon | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6701, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One-person homes are very common here, making up 32.4% of all households, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend has risen since 2016 and helps explain why the typical home size is lower than in most other areas.
32.4% —
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Carnarvon splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.8% of the local mix, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 13.5%. This proportion has remained steady since 2016, with couples with children forming the largest family group at 48.8%.
18.8% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Carnarvon, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511021276/carnarvon/topic/family-households