2.1 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dowerin · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dowerin
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people live alone in Dowerin, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is smaller than in most other areas.
2.1
▲ +5.0%
- 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 Dowerin — lower than 81% of areas.
| Dowerin | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 6461, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A little below the Western Australian and national average, there are typically 2.1 people per home. This is much lower than most areas, with 39.2% of households consisting of just one person.
39.2% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dowerin, the largest group is 1 person at 40%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.7% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.3%.
18.7% ▲ +64.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dowerin, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Dowerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50424/dowerin/topic/family-households