Harrismith · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Harrismith

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.

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📍 Harrismith, Suburb / Locality

Where Harrismith sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Harrismith — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Harrismith2.7
6361, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Harrismith, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 4 people (37%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Harrismith, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Harrismith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50614/harrismith/topic/family-households