1.8 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fortescue · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Fortescue
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 1.8 people live in the typical home in Fortescue, which is well below the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the fewest people per household across the region.
1.8
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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 Fortescue — lower than 91% of areas.
| Fortescue | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 6716, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With only 1.8 people per home, Fortescue is well below the Western Australian and national figure of 2.5. This is among the lowest number of people per household for similar areas.
Household size
View on map →In Fortescue, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 44%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Other families at 43%, ahead of Couples without children (36%).
Family composition
View on map →In Fortescue, Other families is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 45%.
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 Fortescue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50519/fortescue/topic/family-households