2.8 —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Leinster - Leonora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Leinster - Leonora
How families and households are made up across the area.
Leinster - Leonora has a household structure that stands out from most similar areas. It is marked by a very high rate of one-parent families, who make up 26.2% of the community. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
2.8
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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 Leinster - Leonora — higher than 79% of areas.
| Leinster - Leonora | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6440, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.8 people per dwelling, though this has fallen from 3.1 in 2016. Interestingly, 30.9% of people live alone, which is well above the Western Australian average.
30.9% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Leinster - Leonora splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (26%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are very common here, representing 26.2% of families—a figure far above the state average and up from 23% in 2016. Couples with children make up the largest group at 47.9%.
26.2% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Leinster - Leonora, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples without children (23%).
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 Leinster - Leonora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031283/leinster-leonora/topic/family-households