2.8 —
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Western Australia - Outback (North) · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Western Australia - Outback (North)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Western Australia - Outback (North). This region is shaped by a high proportion of families with children and a typical household size of 2.8 people. These figures stand out against both the state and national patterns.
2.8
—
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Western Australia - Outback (North) — higher than 89% of areas.
| Western Australia - Outback (North) | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. While the number of people living alone has risen slightly to 24.7%, homes with two people remain the most common at 28.8%.
24.7% —
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Western Australia - Outback (North) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (25%), with 4 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.1% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most areas and a little above the national 14.1%. Most families are couples with children, who account for 61.3% of the total.
16.1% —
Higher than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Western Australia - Outback (North), Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Western Australia - Outback (North) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/510/western-australia-outback/topic/family-households