2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Island · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Island
How families and households are made up across the area.
Very few people live alone in West Island, which remains a distinct feature of the area. Most residents live in family groups, with the typical home hosting about 2.5 people.
2.5
—
- 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 Island — higher than 50% of areas.
| West Island | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6799, OT | 3.8 |
| Other Territories | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 11.6% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small groups, with 51.2% of households containing just two people.
11.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Island, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, as 60.9% of families are couples with children. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
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 Island, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
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 Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL90005/west-island/topic/family-households