2.7 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jack River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Jack River
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the biggest group in Jack River, where 57.1% of families fall into this category. The area is largely residential with a mix of family types and a typical household size that aligns with the national figure.
2.7
▲ +12.5%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jack River — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Jack River typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 25% of residents live alone, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
25.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Jack River, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 7.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and lower than most other areas. Couples without children account for another 29.3% of families here.
7.1% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Jack River, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Jack River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21249/jack-river/topic/family-households