Karlgarin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Karlgarin

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.

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📍 Karlgarin, Suburb / Locality

Where Karlgarin sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Karlgarin — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Karlgarin2.3
6358, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.3% ▲ +46.0%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.7%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Karlgarin, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (23%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Karlgarin, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Karlgarin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50727/karlgarin/topic/family-households