Napier · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Napier

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Napier are couples with children. This local area has a very low rate of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country. Most households are small, with the typical home housing two or three people.

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Where Napier sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Napier — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Napier2.5
6330, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person households are the most common here at 43.8%, while 26% of people live alone. These figures mean the typical home size of 2.5 people is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.0% ▲ +30.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 26.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Napier, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 55% of families, while 37% are couples without children. At 6.6%, one-parent families are much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.6% ▲ +51.9%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 6.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Napier, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Napier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51086/napier/topic/family-households