2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ord River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ord River
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than double the national rate of people living alone defines the household landscape in Ord River. While many homes are small, the area also sees a much higher share of one-parent families compared to the rest of the state and country.
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 Ord River — lower than 71% of areas.
| Ord River | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6770, WA | 3.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Over half of all homes (53.6%) are occupied by a single person, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is smaller than most, with 2.3 people per home.
53.6% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ord River, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 5 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.9% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This stands in contrast to the 72.9% of families consisting of couples with children.
22.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ord River, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families is next at 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 Ord River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51188/ord-river/topic/family-households