2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Karakin · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Karakin
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people share a home in Karakin than in most similar areas. This is a quiet residential spot where the typical home holds only 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
2.1
—
- 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 Karakin — lower than 81% of areas.
| Karakin | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 6044, WA | 2.0 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This helps explain why the typical home is smaller, with 52.9% of households consisting of just two people.
29.4% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Karakin, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 2.4% of the population, which is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Instead, the area is mostly made up of couples, with 52.9% having no children and 43.5% with children.
2.4% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Karakin, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 43%.
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 Karakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50722/karakin/topic/family-households