Frankland River · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Frankland River

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much fewer one-parent families live in Frankland River than in most similar areas. While many households are small, 62.5% of families here consist of couples with children.

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📍 Frankland River, Suburb / Locality

Where Frankland River sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Frankland River — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Frankland River2.2
6396, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A high 34.7% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in Frankland River has only 2.2 people, slightly lower than the Australian average of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.7% ▲ +12.6%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.8%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 34.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Frankland River, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Only 4.3% of families are led by a single parent, a figure well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families here are couples, with 62.5% having children and 31.5% without.

4.3% ▼ -53.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Frankland River, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Frankland River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50520/frankland-river/topic/family-households