2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North West Cape · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in North West Cape
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of people living alone defines the home life of North West Cape. While 40% of households consist of just one person, the area also has a strong presence of couples with children.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 North West Cape — lower than 76% of areas.
| North West Cape | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6707, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with only 2.2 people per dwelling compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 40% of residents live alone, which is far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.
40.0% ▲ +52.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →North West Cape splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 4.7% of the total, a figure well below the 14.1% national average. Most families are couples, with 44.3% raising children and 35.8% without.
4.7% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In North West Cape, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
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 North West Cape [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51153/north-west-cape/topic/family-households