2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jilakin · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A complete absence of one-parent families marks Jilakin as a distinct outlier compared to the rest of the country. This small community is primarily made up of couples, with 75% of families raising children together. The area feels very traditional in its structure, standing far apart from the wider state and national trends.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jilakin — higher than 57% of areas.
| Jilakin | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6365, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.6 people. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Jilakin, 2 people is the majority at 100%.
Family types and one-parent families.
There are no one-parent families in Jilakin, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Instead, the own-family makeup is dominated by couples with children, who make up 75% of families.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Jilakin, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Jilakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50695/jilakin/topic/family-households