2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
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Family & Households in Not in any Significant Urban Area
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) are couples with children. This region has a balanced household mix, with a typical home holding 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 57% of areas.
| Not in any Significant Urban Area | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6646, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 37.5%. While the number of people living alone has risen to 27.6% since 2011, this is still lower than most other areas.
27.6% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.4%, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed over the last decade.
13.4% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 85% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/family-households