2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Howatharra · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Howatharra
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in Howatharra, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most other areas across the country. The community sees a high number of people living on their own, with nearly 30% of households consisting of just one person.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Howatharra — lower than 81% of areas.
| Howatharra | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 6532, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.4% of residents live alone, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. Two-person homes are the most common at 39.2%, contributing to a typical household size that is a little below the national average.
29.4% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Howatharra, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 3.8% of the total, a figure far below the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 52.5% being couples without children and 50% being couples with children.
3.8% ▼ -57.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Howatharra splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (49%) and Couples with children (47%), with One-parent families at 4%.
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 Howatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50658/howatharra/topic/family-households