2.9 ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Halls Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a single home in Halls Creek than in most other areas, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling. This creates a unique living pattern where high numbers of one-parent families coexist with a large proportion of people living alone.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Halls Creek — higher than 81% of areas.
| Halls Creek | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 6770, WA | 3.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
One third of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. However, larger homes are also common, with 14.4% of households containing six or more people.
2.9 ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.3% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Halls Creek, the largest group is 1 person at 33%, followed by 2 people (22%) and 3 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 44.6% of the total, a figure far above the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the next largest group at 37.2%.
44.6% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Halls Creek, the largest group is One-parent families at 44%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and Couples without children (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50602/halls-creek/topic/family-households