2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Alma · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Alma
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Alma compared to most similar areas, creating a community where a large majority of homes are shared. This trend is driven by a high number of couples, with more than half of the households consisting of two people.
2.2
—
- 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 Alma — lower than 76% of areas.
| Alma | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6535, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Alma holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Only 19.6% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
19.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Alma, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 1 person is next at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 51.2% of families here. Only 7.1% are one-parent families, which is well below the state figure of 13.5%.
7.1% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Alma, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 40%.
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 Alma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50014/alma/topic/family-households