2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Useless Loop · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Useless Loop. While the typical home holds 2.8 people, there is a surprising mix of large family groups and people living on their own.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Useless Loop — higher than 76% of areas.
| Useless Loop | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6537, WA | 2.1 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are a little larger than the state and national figures, with 28.9% of households containing four people. Interestingly, 26.7% of residents live alone, which is higher than in most areas.
2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Useless Loop splits fairly evenly between 4 people (31%) and 1 person (29%), with 2 people at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Almost all families here are couples, with 79.4% having children. There are no one-parent families, a figure far below both the Western Australian and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Useless Loop, Couples with children is the majority at 80%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Useless Loop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51484/useless-loop/topic/family-households