2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pinjar · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in Pinjar are couples with children. This is a place where households are often larger than in other similar areas, and it has a very high proportion of single-parent families compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pinjar — higher than 71% of areas.
| Pinjar | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6078, WA | 3.1 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Pinjar has 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. About 26% of households are people living alone, a figure that is about the same as the national rate.
2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.9% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Pinjar splits fairly evenly between 1 person (25%) and 2 people (25%), with 3 people at 21%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25% of the total, which is among the highest for its level and far above the 14.1% national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 59.6%.
25.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Pinjar, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pinjar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51246/pinjar/topic/family-households