2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Waroona · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Waroona
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Waroona have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong presence of couples with children. The area is home to a high number of people living alone, with 28.5% of households consisting of just one person.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Waroona — lower than 57% of areas.
| Waroona | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6215, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.5% of residents live alone, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 25.4%. The typical home has 2.4 people, putting it around the middle for similar areas.
28.5% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Waroona, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of all families are couples with children (51.9%), while one-parent families make up 12.9%. This proportion of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas.
12.9% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Waroona, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51536/waroona/topic/family-households