Carbunup River · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carbunup River

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost no one lives alone or in single-parent homes in Carbunup River, making it a place dominated by family groups. Most residents live in households of three or more people, a trend that has remained steady over the last decade. It is an area where traditional family structures are the overwhelming norm.

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📍 Carbunup River, Suburb / Locality

Where Carbunup River sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Carbunup River — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carbunup River2.5
6280, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Very few people live alone, with only 14.0% of households being single-person, a figure far below the 25.6% national average.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.0% ▼ -39.3%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.0%
  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Carbunup River splits fairly evenly between 3 people (33%) and 2 people (29%), with 1 person at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples and children make up 68.8% of the area. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, which is far below the Australian average of 14.1%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carbunup River, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Carbunup River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50258/carbunup-river/topic/family-households