Kojonup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Kojonup

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people now live alone in Kojonup compared to previous years. This shift has left the town with a smaller typical household size than most other similar areas, with 38% of homes housing only one person.

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📍 Kojonup, Suburb / Locality

Where Kojonup sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Kojonup — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Kojonup2.2
6395, WA 2.3
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 38% of people living alone, this figure is far above the Western Australian and national averages. Consequently, the typical home in Kojonup has 2.2 people, which is a little below the state and national figure of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.0% ▲ +33.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.5%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 38.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Kojonup, the largest group is 1 person at 37%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.4%, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.

11.4% ▼ -22.4%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Kojonup, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Kojonup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50771/kojonup/topic/family-households