2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dewars Pool · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher number of people living alone is the standout feature for Dewars Pool, where 38.5% of households consist of just one person. This mix of small and large households means the typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dewars Pool — higher than 57% of areas.
| Dewars Pool | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6567, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Nearly 39% of people here live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% national average. While many homes are small, 19.2% of households still have four people.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
38.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Dewars Pool, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.2% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Almost half of all families here are couples with children.
17.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Dewars Pool, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Dewars Pool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50407/dewars-pool/topic/family-households