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.
Orana · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Orana — lower than 71% of areas.
| Orana | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
35.0% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Orana splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 15%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Orana, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (28%) and One-parent families (26%).
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