Jerramungup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jerramungup

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 60% of families in Jerramungup are couples with children. This makes family life a central part of the area, though a high number of people also live by themselves. Most homes are small, with a typical size of 2.4 people.

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📍 Jerramungup, Suburb / Locality

Where Jerramungup sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Jerramungup — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jerramungup2.4
6337, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is much more common here than in most other areas, with 33.9% of households consisting of one person. This is well above the 25.6% national figure.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.9% ▲ +48.4%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.8%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 33.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Jerramungup splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (30%), with 4 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.4%. One-parent families account for 11.9%, which is a little below the state and national figures.

11.9% ▲ +23.5%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jerramungup, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Jerramungup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50692/jerramungup/topic/family-households