Orana · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Orana

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over a third of residents in Orana live alone, making it an area where small households are the norm. This trend is reflected in the local home size, with a typical household of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.

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📍 Orana, Suburb / Locality

Where Orana sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Orana — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Orana2.3
6330, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People living alone make up 35% of households, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Because of this, homes in Orana are smaller than most, with only 2.3 people per home.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.0% ▲ +22.7%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.5%
  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 35.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Orana splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are far more common here than across the rest of the country, making up 25.8% of all families. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

25.8% ▲ +26.5%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.4%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 25.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Orana, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (26%).

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 Orana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51184/orana/topic/family-households