2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Albany · Urban Area
Family & Households in Albany
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Albany are couples with children. While the area has a strong family base, there is a notable trend toward smaller living arrangements, with a growing number of people living on their own.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Albany — lower than 86% of areas.
| Albany | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.1% of people in Albany live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.
30.1% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Albany, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.6% of families, while those without children account for 33.3%. One-parent families represent 15.2% of the total, a figure that is a little above the national average.
15.2% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Albany, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5001/albany/topic/family-households