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Nirimba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nirimba

How families and households are made up across the area.

A rapidly growing number of families have moved into Nirimba since 2011, turning it into a hub for larger households. It is now a place where 60% of families are couples with children, creating a community that is much more family-focused than the state average.

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📍 Nirimba, Suburb / Locality

Where Nirimba sits — Average household size

2.7 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nirimba — higher than 71% of areas.

Nirimba2.7
6208, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, with only 10.3% of households being single-person, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home holds 2.7 people, a figure higher than in most other similar areas.

Household size

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In Nirimba, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 3 people (26%) and 5 people (13%).

2 people 44.8% 3 people 27.6% 5 people 13.8% 1 person 10.3% 4 people 10.3%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are the norm in Nirimba, making up 60% of all family types. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up only 8.6% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

Family composition

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In Nirimba, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Nirimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51118/nirimba/topic/family-households