Nyabing · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nyabing

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a common sight in Nyabing, where 68.2% of families consist of couples with children. This creates a community feel centered around family life, with very few single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Nyabing, Suburb / Locality

Where Nyabing sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +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 Nyabing — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nyabing2.6
6341, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes have between one and four people, with the typical household size of 2.6 being about the same as the national figure. Around 25.8% of people live alone, which is a common proportion for this type of area.

2.6 ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.8% ▼ -5.6%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.4%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Nyabing splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (26%), with 4 people at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples with children, while one-parent families make up only 2.0% of the total. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other similar areas.

2.0% ▼ -25.3%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nyabing, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Nyabing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51171/nyabing/topic/family-households