2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Kalgoorlie
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families are much more common in South Kalgoorlie than in most similar areas. This reflects a local landscape where 16.2% of families are headed by a single parent, slightly above the national figure. Most homes here are occupied by couples with children, though a significant number of people also live on their own.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 South Kalgoorlie — higher than 57% of areas.
| South Kalgoorlie | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6430, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in South Kalgoorlie typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While 28.1% of residents live alone—a little above the Western Australian figure—about 31.1% of households consist of two people.
28.1% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →South Kalgoorlie splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.8%, while couples without children account for 23.4%. The 16.2% of one-parent families is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
16.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Kalgoorlie, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 South Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51373/south-kalgoorlie/topic/family-households