2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Shoalwater · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Shoalwater
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people live alone in Shoalwater, which is far above the national figure. This creates a smaller typical household size than most other areas. While many residents live solo, there is also a notable number of one-parent families in the community.
2.1
→ 0.0%
- 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 Shoalwater — lower than 81% of areas.
| Shoalwater | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 6169, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Shoalwater houses 2.1 people, which is a little below the state and national figures of 2.5. This is explained by the high number of single-person households, which make up 39.2% of all homes.
39.2% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Shoalwater, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.3% of the local mix, which is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%. Almost half of all families are couples with children, while 33.8% are couples without children.
16.3% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Shoalwater, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51348/shoalwater/topic/family-households