2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hamel · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hamel
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Hamel compared to the rest of the state. This small community is shaped by larger households, with the typical home holding 2.6 people.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Hamel — higher than 57% of areas.
| Hamel | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6215, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 20.8% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people, making up 42.7% of all households.
20.8% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hamel, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up a large share of the area at 57.7%. Only 9.6% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
9.6% ▼ -53.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hamel, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Hamel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50604/hamel/topic/family-households