2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kalgoorlie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Kalgoorlie
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of people living alone than the state average defines the household landscape in Kalgoorlie. While 27.9% of residents live by themselves, the area maintains a typical household size of 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.6
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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 Kalgoorlie — higher than 57% of areas.
| Kalgoorlie | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6430, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 28% of people here live alone, a figure that rose 3.0 percentage points since 2016 and is a little above the national average. Despite this, homes are slightly more crowded than in most areas, with 30.7% of households containing two people.
27.9% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Kalgoorlie splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in Kalgoorlie are couples with children, making up 62.8% of the group. One-parent families account for 11.9%, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
11.9% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kalgoorlie, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031279/kalgoorlie/topic/family-households