Green Head · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Green Head

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a roof in Green Head than in most similar areas. The typical home here is much smaller than the state and national figure, with only 1.8 people per dwelling. This trend is driven by a high number of people living alone.

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📍 Green Head, Suburb / Locality

Where Green Head sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -5.3%
  • 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 Green Head — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Green Head1.8
6514, WA 2.0
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.1% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Most households are small, with 53.8% containing two people and 33.1% containing just one.

1.8 ▼ -5.3%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.1% ▲ +2.7%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.2%
  • 2016: 32.8%
  • 2021: 33.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Green Head, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 35%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the vast majority of families at 70.0%. One-parent families account for 10.0% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

10.0% ▲ +7.9%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Green Head, Couples without children is the majority at 71%; Couples with children is next at 19%.

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 Green Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50579/green-head/topic/family-households