Karratha Industrial Estate · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Karratha Industrial Estate

How families and households are made up across the area.

A striking 65.1% of households in Karratha Industrial Estate are people living alone. This makes the area much smaller in terms of household size than the rest of the state and country. Most residents live either by themselves or as couples, with very few children present.

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📍 Karratha Industrial Estate, Suburb / Locality

Where Karratha Industrial Estate sits — Average household size

1.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Karratha Industrial Estate — lower than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Karratha Industrial Estate1.6
6714, WA 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has just 1.6 people, which is well below the state and national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 65.1% of residents live alone, a rate far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

1.6 → 0.0%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.6
  • 2016: 1.4
  • 2021: 1.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

65.1% ▲ +13.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 57.4%
  • 2016: 53.7%
  • 2021: 65.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Karratha Industrial Estate, 1 person is the majority at 67%; 2 people is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures are unusual here, with one-parent families being far below the national figure of 14.1% at 0.0%. Instead, the majority of families are couples, with 57.9% being couples without children.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Karratha Industrial Estate, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 45%.

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 Karratha Industrial Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50738/karratha-industrial-estate/topic/family-households