2.7 ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Karloo · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Karloo
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher rate of one-parent families than the rest of the state defines the household makeup in Karloo. While the typical home size is similar to the national figure, a striking 37.7% of families here are led by a single parent, which is more than 24 percentage points above the Australian average.
2.7
▼ -10.0%
- 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 Karloo — higher than 71% of areas.
| Karloo | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Karloo typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 25.7% of residents live alone, a figure that sits around the middle for its level and matches the state and national patterns.
25.7% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Karloo splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 1 person (25%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 37.7% of the local total, a figure far above the national average. This sits alongside couples with children, who account for 42.7% of families in the area.
37.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Karloo splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (37%), with Couples without children at 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 Karloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50730/karloo/topic/family-households