Nollamara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nollamara

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 33% of people in Nollamara live alone, a figure well above the state and national averages. This contributes to a smaller typical household size for the area compared to most other places. It is a diverse mix of small single-person homes and larger family units.

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Where Nollamara sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Nollamara — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nollamara2.2
6061, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Nollamara holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 33.9% of households are just one person, a rate much higher than most other areas.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.9% ▲ +5.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.3%
  • 2016: 30.9%
  • 2021: 33.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nollamara splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.3% of the area, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 13.5%. While half of all families are couples with children, the presence of single parents is much higher here than in most similar areas.

18.3% ▼ -0.7%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nollamara, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Nollamara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51122/nollamara/topic/family-households