Kirup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kirup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a majority of the local group in Kirup, accounting for 56.6% of all families. This community has a stable family structure, with the typical home hosting 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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Where Kirup sits — Average household size

2.5 —
  • 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 Kirup — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kirup2.5
6251, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 36.8%. About 22.8% of people live alone, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.

2.5 —

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.8% —

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.2%
  • 2021: 22.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kirup, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 9.8% of the total, a figure that is well below the state and national averages. Couples without children form another large group at 34.4%.

9.8% —

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kirup, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Kirup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50768/kirup/topic/family-households