2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Orelia · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Orelia
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Orelia than in most similar areas. This suburb has a high number of one-parent families, with nearly 25% of families fitting this description. These figures reflect a community with a diverse mix of living arrangements.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Orelia — lower than 57% of areas.
| Orelia | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6167, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.5% of people live alone, which is well above the Western Australian and national figures. Despite this, the typical home holds 2.4 people, a figure that is about the same as the rest of the state.
31.5% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Orelia splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.9% of the total, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages. This stands alongside the 50.6% of families who are couples with children.
24.9% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Orelia, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families 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 Orelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51189/orelia/topic/family-households