2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Carrolup · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are more common in Carrolup than in most similar areas. The area is mostly made up of family homes, with a very low rate of single-parent households compared to the rest of the state and country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carrolup — higher than 71% of areas.
| Carrolup | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6317, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes in Carrolup typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than in most other similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Carrolup, 2 people is the majority at 67%; 1 person is next at 33%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 7.7% of the total, a figure well below both the Western Australian (13.5%) and national (14.1%) rates. Most families here are couples, with 46.2% having no children and 38.5% having children.
7.7% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Carrolup, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (8%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Carrolup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50270/carrolup/topic/family-households