2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Hedland · Urban Area
Family & Households in Port Hedland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Port Hedland than in most similar areas, which helps drive a higher number of residents per home. The typical household here is larger than the national figure, with 2.7 people per dwelling.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Port Hedland — higher than 93% of areas.
| Port Hedland | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6721, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011. However, the number of people per home remains among the highest at this level, though it has edged down slightly to 2.7.
26.0% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Port Hedland splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in Port Hedland are couples with children, making up 64.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.0%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Hedland, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Port Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5010/port-hedland/topic/family-households