2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Karratha · Urban Area
Family & Households in Karratha
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 71% of families in Karratha have children, creating a community where larger households are common. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of family units compared to other similar regions.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Karratha — higher than 99% of areas.
| Karratha | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6714, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Karratha typically hold 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. While the number of people living alone rose to 21.8% since 2011, this remains well below the Australian average.
21.8% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Karratha, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.3% of the total, a figure that is well below the state and national averages. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 70.6% of all family households.
8.3% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Karratha, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5008/karratha/topic/family-households