2.4 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kambalda West · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kambalda West
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of the people in Kambalda West live on their own, reflecting a community with a high number of single-person households. While the typical home size is about 2.4 people, there is a notable presence of one-parent families compared to the rest of the state.
2.4
▼ -14.3%
- 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 Kambalda West — lower than 57% of areas.
| Kambalda West | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6442, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are common here, with 27.7% of people living alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most frequent at 35.7%, while the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as in Western Australia.
27.7% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kambalda West, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16% of the local total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the state average of 13.5%, while couples with children are the largest group at 56.5%.
16.0% ▲ +77.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kambalda West, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; 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 Kambalda West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50718/kambalda-west/topic/family-households