King Leopold Ranges · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in King Leopold Ranges

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all homes in King Leopold Ranges are occupied by just one person. This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, creating a unique housing landscape where single-person households are the norm.

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Where King Leopold Ranges sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 King Leopold Ranges — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
King Leopold Ranges2.4
6728, WA 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of all households consist of one person, a figure far above the 25.6% national average. While 50% live alone, the remaining homes vary widely, with 15.5% containing six or more people.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

50.0% ▲ +39.5%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.8%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In King Leopold Ranges, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 6 or more (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.6% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 45.3%.

25.6% ▼ -10.3%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.6%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In King Leopold Ranges, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples without children (21%).

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 King Leopold Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50760/king-leopold-ranges/topic/family-households