Henty · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Henty

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people live in the typical home in Henty, which is much higher than most other areas. This community is largely made up of families and couples, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Henty, Suburb / Locality

Where Henty sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Henty — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Henty2.9
6236, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, household sizes are a little above the Western Australian and national figure of 2.5. Only 18.2% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national average.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Henty, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.1% of the area. Only 8.9% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

8.9%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Henty, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Henty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50626/henty/topic/family-households