2.6 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dardanup West · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dardanup West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Dardanup West compared to the rest of the country, with only 15.6% of households consisting of one person. This creates a community where family living is the norm, with most homes containing more than two people.
2.6
▼ -13.3%
- 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 Dardanup West — higher than 57% of areas.
| Dardanup West | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6236, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than in most areas. This is reflected in the fact that 41.8% of households contain two people, while 15.6% are single-person homes, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
15.6% ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dardanup West, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.2%. Only 5.8% of families are one-parent households, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 13.5%.
5.8% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dardanup West, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 Dardanup West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50387/dardanup-west/topic/family-households