Neergabby · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Neergabby

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of the homes in Neergabby are headed by couples with children. This is a place where family life is central, with a very low number of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Neergabby, Suburb / Locality

Where Neergabby sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Neergabby — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Neergabby2.7
6503, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes house two people (37.7%) or one person (24.7%). With 2.7 people per home, the area is slightly more crowded than the typical Australian household.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.7% ▲ +15.2%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 24.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Neergabby, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 57.7% of the area. Only 6% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.0% ▲ +9.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Neergabby, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Neergabby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51102/neergabby/topic/family-households