2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hocking · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hocking
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 67% of families in Hocking are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family living. This focus on families is reflected in the high number of people living in each home and a very low number of people living alone.
2.9
→ 0.0%
- 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 Hocking — higher than 81% of areas.
| Hocking | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 6065, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Hocking are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with only 16.1% of people living alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
16.1% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hocking, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are family-based, with couples with children making up 66.8% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below both the Western Australian and national figures.
12.2% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hocking, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Hocking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50645/hocking/topic/family-households