2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
New Norcia · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in New Norcia
How families and households are made up across the area.
Very few one-parent families live in New Norcia compared to other similar areas. This small community is mostly made up of couples, with a typical home containing just 2.1 people, which is lower than the national figure.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 New Norcia — lower than 81% of areas.
| New Norcia | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 6509, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in New Norcia are smaller than usual, with 2.1 people per home. This is a little below the average for both Western Australia and Australia, which both sit at 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In New Norcia, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 4 people (24%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are completely absent here at 0.0%, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 58.6% having no children and 44.8% having children.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In New Norcia, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 43%.
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 New Norcia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51107/new-norcia/topic/family-households