2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Barker · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mount Barker
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Mount Barker are couples with children. This makes it a key residential hub for parents in the region, though the area also has a notably high number of people living on their own.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Mount Barker — lower than 57% of areas.
| Mount Barker | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6324, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.6% of residents live alone, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. The typical home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the rest of Western Australia.
27.6% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount Barker, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.9% of families, while couples without children account for 36.2%. One-parent families represent 13.2% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state average.
13.2% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Barker, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51004/mount-barker/topic/family-households