Cold Harbour · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cold Harbour

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger-than-average households define daily life in Cold Harbour, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a little above the Western Australian and national figures, reflecting a community where few people live on their own.

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📍 Cold Harbour, Suburb / Locality

Where Cold Harbour sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Cold Harbour — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cold Harbour2.8
6302, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here house two people (42.4%), while those living alone make up 21.2% of the area. This share of single-person households is well below the state and national figures of around 25%.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.2%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cold Harbour, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 57.3%. One-parent families account for 14.6%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average.

14.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cold Harbour, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Cold Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50307/cold-harbour/topic/family-households