2.2 —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of all homes in Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman are occupied by just one person. This high number of single-person households means the area has a much lower number of people per home than most other parts of the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman — lower than 86% of areas.
| Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6443, WA | 1.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure and a drop from 2016. Living alone is common here, with 35.3% of households consisting of one person, a figure well above the Western Australian average.
2.2 —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
35.3% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the total, which is well above both the state and national figures. This is a steady trend, as the proportion of single-parent homes has barely changed since 2016.
17.3% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031282/kambalda-coolgardie-norseman/topic/family-households