2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
King River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in King River
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in King River compared to the rest of the state. This small community is mostly made up of couples, with nearly half of all families having children. It is a place where households are slightly larger than the national figure.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 River — higher than 57% of areas.
| King River | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While about 23.2% of residents live alone, the most common household size is two people, making up 31.6% of the total.
23.2% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In King River, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49% of families here. Single-parent families account for only 8.1%, a figure that is well below both the Western Australian and national averages.
8.1% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In King River, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
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 River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50761/king-river/topic/family-households