Noranda · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Noranda

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Noranda than in the state or national averages, reflecting a community with larger households. The area is mostly made up of family homes, with over half of all families being couples with children.

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📍 Noranda, Suburb / Locality

Where Noranda sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Noranda — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Noranda2.6
6062, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home in Noranda holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While 35.5% of households have two people, only 22.4% are single-person homes, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.4% ▲ +13.0%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Noranda, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.5%. One-parent families account for 12.7% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

12.7% ▲ +23.3%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Noranda, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Noranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51124/noranda/topic/family-households