2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Elleker · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Elleker
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life in Elleker has remained steady over the last decade, with household patterns echoing the typical Western Australian experience. Only 15.9% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure, reflecting a community where most people share their homes.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Elleker — higher than 50% of areas.
| Elleker | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Elleker holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Nearly half of all households consist of two people, while only 15.9% are single-person homes—a figure much lower than most other areas.
15.9% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Elleker, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with those without children (44.2%) and those with children (43.1%) being almost equal. One-parent families account for 12.0%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.0% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Elleker splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 12%.
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 Elleker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50481/elleker/topic/family-households