2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Margaret River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Margaret River
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost identical to state and national patterns, Margaret River maintains a steady family structure. The area reflects a typical Australian balance, with 2.6 people living in the average home and a high proportion of couples raising children.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 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 Margaret River — higher than 57% of areas.
| Margaret River | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6285, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than the national figure of 2.5 people per household. While two-person homes are the most common at 33.9%, those living alone make up 22.6% of the total, which is a little below the Western Australian average.
22.6% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Margaret River, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.8%. One-parent families account for 14.4% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.
14.4% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Margaret River, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Margaret River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50903/margaret-river/topic/family-households