2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pingelly · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Forty percent of households in Pingelly consist of just one person, making it an area where many residents live independently. This is far above the national figure and marks a shift toward smaller living arrangements in the town.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pingelly — lower than 86% of areas.
| Pingelly | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 6308, WA | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Living alone is common here, with 40.3% of households being single-person homes, far above the 25.6% national figure. Because of this, the typical home in Pingelly holds only 2 people, which is well below the Australian and state average of 2.5.
2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
40.3% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Pingelly splits fairly evenly between 1 person (40%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 8%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.2% of the community, which is well above both the state and national figures. Couples without children are the most common family type at 39.8%, followed closely by couples with children at 36.4%.
22.2% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Pingelly splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (40%) and Couples with children (36%), with One-parent families at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51244/pingelly/topic/family-households