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.
Carbunup River · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carbunup River — higher than 50% of areas.
| Carbunup River | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.0% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Carbunup River splits fairly evenly between 3 people (33%) and 2 people (29%), with 1 person at 14%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Carbunup River, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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