2.0 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murchison · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Murchison
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller home sizes define daily life in Murchison, where the typical household has just 2.0 people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a living pattern that differs sharply from most other areas.
2.0
—
- 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 Murchison — lower than 86% of areas.
| Murchison | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 6630, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with 2.0 people per home. This is well below the Western Australian and national average of 2.5 people.
Household size
View on map →In Murchison, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents are much more common here than in most areas, making up 20.0% of families. This is well above the state figure of 13.5% and the national figure of 14.1%.
20.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Murchison, Couples without children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families is next at 23%.
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 Murchison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51063/murchison/topic/family-households