2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ongerup · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ongerup
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of one-parent families live in Ongerup compared to the state or national average. This stands out in a small community where homes are typically smaller than elsewhere, with just 2.1 people per household.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 Ongerup — lower than 81% of areas.
| Ongerup | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 6336, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost 30% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This contributes to the typical home being smaller than in most areas, with 45.5% of households containing only two people.
29.5% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ongerup, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.8% of the total, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 13.5%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.8%.
20.8% ▲ +99.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ongerup, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 Ongerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51180/ongerup/topic/family-households