2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Katanning · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Katanning than in most similar areas. While the typical home size is about the same as the state and national figure, there is a notably higher proportion of single-person households and one-parent families.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Katanning — lower than 57% of areas.
| Katanning | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6317, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 30.7% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 34.7%, while the typical home holds 2.4 people.
2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
30.7% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Katanning splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 14%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.6% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state's 13.5%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 49.8%.
16.6% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Katanning, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Katanning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50742/katanning/topic/family-households