Doodenanning · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Doodenanning

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of one-parent families than the national average mark Doodenanning, where 18.2% of families fit this profile. Most homes here are family-based, with a typical household size that is slightly larger than the state and national figures.

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📍 Doodenanning, Suburb / Locality

Where Doodenanning sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Doodenanning — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Doodenanning2.7
6383, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Doodenanning typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Doodenanning splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 4 people (36%), with 2 people at 29%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.2% of the community, a figure well above the 13.5% seen across Western Australia. Most families consist of couples with children (72.7%) or couples without children (22.7%).

18.2%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Doodenanning, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Doodenanning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50420/doodenanning/topic/family-households