2.8 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Currambine · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Currambine
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes are the norm in Currambine, where an average of 2.8 people live in each dwelling. This makes it a family-focused area with a typical household size that sits above both the state and national figures.
2.8
▼ -6.7%
- 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 Currambine — higher than 76% of areas.
| Currambine | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6028, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone here, at just 16.3%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (33.4%) or four people (21.0%).
16.3% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Currambine, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 62.6%. One-parent families represent 12.4% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian average.
12.4% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Currambine, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Currambine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50367/currambine/topic/family-households