Karlkurla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Karlkurla

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing each home in Karlkurla than in most similar areas. The typical household is quite large, with 3.1 people per home, which is a little above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Karlkurla, Suburb / Locality

Where Karlkurla sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -3.1%
  • 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 Karlkurla — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Karlkurla3.1
6430, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up only 14.1% of households, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This is consistent with the high number of larger homes, where 18.8% of households contain five people.

3.1 ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.1% —

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Karlkurla, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 5 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 76.2% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.5%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.5% ▲ +2.1%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Karlkurla, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 15%.

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 Karlkurla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50728/karlkurla/topic/family-households