2.4 —
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mid West · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Mid West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of one-parent families than most areas mark the Mid West, where 16.3% of families fit this profile. This region is also seeing a rise in people living alone, with nearly 29% of all households consisting of just one person.
2.4
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- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Mid West — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mid West | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. However, 28.9% of households are single-person homes, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2016.
28.9% —
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mid West, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of all families are couples with children, while 32% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 16.3% of the total, which is a little above the state and national figures.
16.3% —
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mid West, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mid West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51104/mid-west/topic/family-households