2.2 ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Osmington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Osmington
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of people live alone in Osmington, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to most other areas. While couples without children are common, there is also a notably high proportion of single-parent families here.
2.2
▼ -15.4%
- 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 Osmington — lower than 76% of areas.
| Osmington | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 6285, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Osmington are smaller than usual, with a typical size of 2.2 people. Half of all households consist of just two people, while 30.3% are single-person homes, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 25.4%.
30.3% ▲ +80.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Osmington, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 21.1% of the community, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 43%.
21.1% ▲ +150.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Osmington, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by Couples with children (37%) 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 Osmington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51191/osmington/topic/family-households