2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Karragullen · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Karragullen
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Karragullen, where most people live in family groups. This creates a community feel with a typical 2.8 people per home, which is a little above the national figure.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Karragullen — higher than 76% of areas.
| Karragullen | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6111, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is rare here, with only 13.6% of people in single-person homes—a figure far below the state and national averages. Most homes house two people (38.6%), contributing to a total household size that is much higher than most areas.
13.6% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Karragullen, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is central to the area, with couples with children making up 60.7% of households. The proportion of one-parent families is only 6.6%, which is well below both the Western Australian and Australian figures.
6.6% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Karragullen, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Karragullen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50732/karragullen/topic/family-households