2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Karlgarin · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A well higher rate of one-parent families than the state average defines the domestic landscape of Karlgarin. While the typical home is slightly smaller than the national figure, the area sees a higher proportion of people living on their own.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Karlgarin — lower than 71% of areas.
| Karlgarin | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6358, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are a little smaller than the national figure, with 2.3 people per household. This is consistent with 27.3% of people living alone, which is a little above the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.3% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Karlgarin, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (23%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.1% of the total, a figure well above the 13.5% seen across Western Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 47.9%.
21.1% ▲ +249.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Karlgarin, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Karlgarin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50727/karlgarin/topic/family-households