Kalbarri · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kalbarri

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Kalbarri than in the rest of the state. This trend means the typical home is smaller, with only 2.1 people per dwelling compared to the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Kalbarri, Suburb / Locality

Where Kalbarri sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Kalbarri — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kalbarri2.1
6536, WA 2.1
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.6% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. This helps explain why homes are smaller here, with 45.1% of households consisting of just two people.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.6% ▲ +8.8%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 32.2%
  • 2021: 31.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kalbarri, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of all families here are couples without children, at 49.2%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up only 8.7% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

8.7% ▲ +5.2%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kalbarri, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Kalbarri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50709/kalbarri/topic/family-households