Gracetown · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gracetown

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a huge 65% of the families in Gracetown. This is a place where family life is central, with homes tending to be slightly larger than the national average. Most households are small to medium-sized, typically housing between two and four people.

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📍 Gracetown, Suburb / Locality

Where Gracetown sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Gracetown — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gracetown2.6
6284, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Gracetown has 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. About 24.3% of people live alone, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.3% ▼ -12.4%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.8%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 24.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gracetown, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with one parent make up only 7% of the local total, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most families here are couples, with 65% having children and 31.2% without.

7.0% ▲ +31.4%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gracetown, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Gracetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50575/gracetown/topic/family-households