Karridale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Karridale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Karridale than in most similar areas. This rural community has a mix of small and large homes, with the typical household containing 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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Where Karridale sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Karridale — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Karridale2.5
6288, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.4% of people here live alone, a figure higher than most areas. Two-person homes are the most common at 38.7%, while 15.1% of households have three people and another 15.1% have four.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.4% ▲ +30.4%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 26.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Karridale, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of families are couples with children (48.7%), while 36.2% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 13.8% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.

13.8% ▲ +58.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Karridale, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Karridale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50739/karridale/topic/family-households