Kalumburu · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kalumburu

How families and households are made up across the area.

Four people per home is the typical experience in Kalumburu, which is far above the national figure of 2.5. This is a community of large households where nearly a third of homes hold six or more people.

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Where Kalumburu sits — Average household size

4.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Kalumburu — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kalumburu4.0
6740, WA 3.0
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 31.8% of homes holding six or more people, Kalumburu has far more residents per house than the Western Australian average. Only 18.8% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

4.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0
  • 2016: 4.2
  • 2021: 4.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.8% ▼ -8.9%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kalumburu, the largest group is 6 or more at 33%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 5 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 37% of the total, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Almost half of all families are couples with children.

37.0% ▼ -8.9%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.6%
  • 2016: 39.2%
  • 2021: 37.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kalumburu, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (37%) and Couples without children (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 Kalumburu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50716/kalumburu/topic/family-households