2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hamersley · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hamersley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Hamersley have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on couples with children. The suburb is largely residential, with over half of all families consisting of parents and their kids.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Hamersley — higher than 57% of areas.
| Hamersley | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6022, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Hamersley house two people (36.2%), and the typical household size of 2.6 is about the same as the national figure. Only 21.7% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
21.7% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hamersley, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 58.4%, while one-parent families account for 13.2%. This last figure is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national averages.
13.2% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hamersley, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Hamersley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50607/hamersley/topic/family-households