Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman

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.

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📍 Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman2.2
6443, WA 1.9
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.3%

Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 33.2%
  • 2021: 35.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 17.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 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