Jelcobine · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jelcobine

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 8% of people live alone in Jelcobine, which is among the lowest rates across similar areas. This creates a community where most homes are shared, with the typical household holding nearly three people.

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📍 Jelcobine, Suburb / Locality

Where Jelcobine 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 Jelcobine — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jelcobine2.9
6306, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per house compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 8% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% average for Australia.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.0%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jelcobine, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Almost half of all families are couples with children (47.1%), while 40.5% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 10.7% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

10.7%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jelcobine, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Jelcobine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50688/jelcobine/topic/family-households