2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West River · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West River
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer single-parent families live in West River than in other parts of Australia. This sparsely populated area sees a high number of two-person households, with nearly 30% of residents living alone, which is well above the national figure.
2.4
—
- 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 River — lower than 57% of areas.
| West River | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6346, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.6% of people here live alone, a rate well above the 25.6% seen across Australia. Most homes are small, with 48.1% housing two people and the typical household size of 2.4 being about the same as the national figure.
29.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West River, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 5 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
There are no one-parent families in West River, placing it far below the national average of 14.1%. Family homes are split between couples with children at 56.6% and those without children at 43.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West River, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 43%.
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 River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51584/west-river/topic/family-households