Karranadgin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Karranadgin

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Karranadgin compared to the rest of the state. While the typical home holds 2.7 people, the community is split between small single-person households and larger family groups.

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📍 Karranadgin, Suburb / Locality

Where Karranadgin sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Karranadgin — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Karranadgin2.7
6460, WA 2.2
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.3% of people live alone here, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Half of all households consist of two people, while the rest range from single occupants to larger groups of five.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Karranadgin, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life in Karranadgin is dominated by couples with children, who make up 71.8% of families. In contrast, one-parent families are very rare at 4.2%, a figure well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

4.2%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 4.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Karranadgin, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Karranadgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50736/karranadgin/topic/family-households