Clackline · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clackline

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a roof in Clackline, where small households are the norm. This is a quiet residential area where nearly 30% of homes are occupied by just one person, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Clackline, Suburb / Locality

Where Clackline sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Clackline — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clackline2.3
6564, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.3 people, slightly lower than the Western Australian and national figures of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that 29.9% of residents live alone, a rate well above most other areas.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.9% ▲ +30.7%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.8%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 29.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Clackline, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with and without children make up the bulk of the community, while one-parent families account for 13.5% of the total. This share is higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state average.

13.5% ▼ -20.0%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Clackline splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 13%.

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 Clackline [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50295/clackline/topic/family-households