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.
Napier · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Napier — higher than 50% of areas.
| Napier | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.0% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Napier, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (15%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Napier, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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