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.
Geraldton - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Geraldton - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people per home are found in Geraldton - South than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused neighborhood where 57.2% of households consist of couples with children. While the typical household size is slightly larger than the national figure, it has edged down since 2016.
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 Geraldton - South — higher than 57% of areas.
| Geraldton - South | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6532, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas. While 22.7% of residents live alone—a figure slightly below the Australian average—this proportion has risen since 2016.
22.7% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Geraldton - South, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.3% of the area, which is higher than most similar places. This is consistent with the state and national figures, which both sit around 14%.
14.3% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Geraldton - South, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Geraldton - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041288/geraldton-south/topic/family-households