2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Greenough · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Greenough
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group in Greenough, accounting for 57.1% of all families. This is a place where most homes are shared, with very few people living by themselves compared to the rest of the country.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Greenough — higher than 71% of areas.
| Greenough | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6532, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than in most areas, with an average of 2.7 people per household. This is reflected in the low number of single-person homes, at just 15.8%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
15.8% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Greenough, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.3% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Most families here are couples, with 35.7% being couples without children alongside the larger group of those with children.
8.3% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Greenough, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Greenough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50586/greenough/topic/family-households