Calingiri · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Calingiri

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Calingiri than in most similar areas. While the typical household size is about the same as the state and national figure, there is a strong mix of small single-person homes and larger family dwellings.

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📍 Calingiri, Suburb / Locality

Where Calingiri sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Calingiri — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Calingiri2.4
6569, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the Western Australian and national figures. The most common household size is two people, making up 37.3% of all homes.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.7% ▼ -8.0%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.3%
  • 2016: 38.4%
  • 2021: 30.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Calingiri, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.1% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.0%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

9.0% ▼ -10.9%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Calingiri, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Calingiri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50234/calingiri/topic/family-households