2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wokalup · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wokalup
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 3 people live in the typical home in Wokalup, which is much higher than in most other areas. This is a place where large households are common, and very few people live by themselves. Over half of all families here are couples raising children.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Wokalup — higher than 81% of areas.
| Wokalup | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 6221, WA | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 12.1% of people live alone, a figure far below the Western Australian and national rates. Most homes are shared, with 36.4% holding two people and 25.8% holding four.
12.1% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wokalup, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 5 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 52%, while couples without children account for 31.6%. One-parent families represent 13.5% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas.
13.5% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wokalup, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Wokalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51629/wokalup/topic/family-households