Craigie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Craigie

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of single-parent homes defines daily life in Craigie, where 17.3% of families are led by one parent. This is well above the national figure. Most homes here are family-based, though a quarter of residents live on their own.

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Where Craigie sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Craigie — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Craigie2.4
6025, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Craigie has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Roughly 25.4% of households consist of just one person.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.4% ▼ -0.9%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 25.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Craigie, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 54.6%. However, the proportion of one-parent families is much higher than in most other areas, sitting 3.1 percentage points above the Australian average.

17.3% ▲ +3.5%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 17.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Craigie, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Craigie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50350/craigie/topic/family-households