2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Castletown · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Castletown
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of homes in Castletown are occupied by people living alone. This creates a mix of living arrangements where single residents and families with children both make up a significant part of the community.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Castletown — lower than 57% of areas.
| Castletown | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6450, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 37.3%, while 27.6% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure. Overall, the typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.
27.6% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Castletown, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.5% of families, though one-parent families are more common here than in most areas. These single-parent households account for 14.3% of families, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
14.3% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Castletown, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Castletown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50273/castletown/topic/family-households