2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Narrikup · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than one in five people live alone in Narrikup, which is well below the national figure. This makes it a place where most households are shared, and nearly half are couples raising children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Narrikup — higher than 50% of areas.
| Narrikup | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6326, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Narrikup holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Over half of all households contain two people, while only 18.2% are single-person homes.
2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.2% ▲ +54.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Narrikup, 2 people is the majority at 50%; 1 person is next at 18%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.1%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
11.1% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Narrikup, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Narrikup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51092/narrikup/topic/family-households