Karawara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Karawara

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Karawara than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.6 people, a high number of one-parent families—making up 16.3% of the area—stands out as a key feature of the local household mix.

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Where Karawara sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Karawara — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Karawara2.6
6152, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.6% of homes house two people, while 24.9% are occupied by someone living alone. This last figure is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.9% ▼ -18.4%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.5%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 24.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Karawara splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (25%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.4% of families here. One-parent families represent 16.3% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state and national averages.

16.3% ▼ -15.0%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.2%
  • 2016: 18.5%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Karawara, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Karawara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50724/karawara/topic/family-households