Pannawonica · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pannawonica

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a huge 81.2% of families in Pannawonica, making it a very family-heavy area. Homes here are larger than usual, with nearly three people living in the typical household. This stands in stark contrast to the national trend toward smaller, single-person homes.

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📍 Pannawonica, Suburb / Locality

Where Pannawonica sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +7.4%
  • 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 Pannawonica — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pannawonica2.9
6716, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Pannawonica holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 15.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.9 ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.7% ▼ -41.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pannawonica splits fairly evenly between 4 people (23%) and 1 person (21%), with 2 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 5.1% of the local total, which is well below the 14.1% national average. This small number is consistent with the fact that the vast majority of local families are couples with children.

5.1% ▲ +14.4%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 5.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pannawonica, Couples with children is the majority at 86%; Couples without children is next at 9%.

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 Pannawonica [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51198/pannawonica/topic/family-households