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.
Nollamara · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nollamara — lower than 76% of areas.
| Nollamara | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6061, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.9% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Nollamara splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 17%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Nollamara, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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