2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Harrismith · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 66.7% of the families in Harrismith, making them the most common household type. This is a small area where family living is the norm, with typical homes holding slightly more people than those in the state or national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Harrismith — higher than 71% of areas.
| Harrismith | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6361, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Harrismith has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly more than the national figure of 2.5.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Harrismith, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 4 people (37%) and 1 person (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%, a figure far below both the Western Australian and national averages. Most families here are couples, with 27.8% living without children.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Harrismith, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Harrismith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50614/harrismith/topic/family-households