2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kiara · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Kiara
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent homes defines daily life in Kiara. While the typical household size matches national patterns, the area has a much higher share of one-parent families than most other similar places.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Kiara — higher than 50% of areas.
| Kiara | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6054, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Kiara house two people (35.3%), and the typical size of 2.5 people is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures. About 24.5% of residents live alone, which is slightly below the national rate.
24.5% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kiara, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 16.9% of the area, a figure that is well above the state average and much higher than most similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 57.1%.
16.9% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kiara, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Kiara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50758/kiara/topic/family-households