2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Drome · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Drome
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in Drome, reflecting a trend toward larger households. This makes it a place where homes are more crowded than in most other similar areas. The local family landscape is shaped by a high proportion of couples raising children.
2.9
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- 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 Drome — higher than 81% of areas.
| Drome | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, Drome is much more crowded than most areas. This figure is a little above both the Western Australian and Australian typicals of 2.5 people.
Household size
View on map →In Drome, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 16.3%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
16.3% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Drome, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Drome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50425/drome/topic/family-households