1.8 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0
- 2021: 1.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Kalgoorlie
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes have become a defining feature of West Kalgoorlie since 2011. The area is now marked by very few people living in each home, with a typical household of just 1.8 people.
1.8
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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 Kalgoorlie — lower than 91% of areas.
| West Kalgoorlie | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 6430, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 1.8 people per home, West Kalgoorlie has a much lower occupancy than the national and state figures of 2.5. This is among the lowest rates seen in similar areas.
Household size
View on map →In West Kalgoorlie, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 1 person is next at 40%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The most common family composition is Couples with children at 41%, ahead of Couples without children (41%).
Family composition
View on map →West Kalgoorlie splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (50%) and Couples without children (50%).
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 Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51576/west-kalgoorlie/topic/family-households