Koondoola · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Koondoola

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families live in Koondoola compared to the rest of the state. This is a place where homes are typically more crowded than the national average, with 2.8 people per household. These patterns highlight a community with a strong presence of larger and more complex family structures.

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📍 Koondoola, Suburb / Locality

Where Koondoola sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Koondoola — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Koondoola2.8
6064, WA 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than most areas, with a typical size of 2.8 people. While 25.7% of residents live alone—a figure about the same as the national average—the most common household size is two people (28.5%).

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.7% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Koondoola splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24.3% of the area, which is far above the 13.5% seen across Western Australia. This is one of the highest rates for this group, while couples with children represent the largest family group at 56.1%.

24.3% ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.4%
  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 24.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Koondoola, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; One-parent families is next at 24%.

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 Koondoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50781/koondoola/topic/family-households