2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Coolup · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Coolup
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the biggest group in West Coolup, where 58.7% of families fit this description. This is a family-focused area where households are generally larger than in most other regions. Few people live by themselves here compared to the rest of the country.
2.6
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- 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 West Coolup — higher than 57% of areas.
| West Coolup | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6214, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than in most areas. Only 19.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.
19.4% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Coolup, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.2% of the total, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and higher than in most similar areas.
15.2% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Coolup, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 West Coolup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51572/west-coolup/topic/family-households