2.4 ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Geraldton · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Geraldton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Geraldton now live alone, a huge jump from just 12.4% in 2011. This shift toward smaller living arrangements is a major trend for the area, even though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people.
2.4
▼ -20.0%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Geraldton — higher than 57% of areas.
| Geraldton | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 29.2% of households, which is well above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. While two-person homes are most common at 35.3%, the overall number of people per home has fallen from 3.0 in 2011 to 2.4 today.
29.2% ▲ +135.7%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Geraldton, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families account for 18.7% of the total, a figure well above the state and national averages. This is a notable increase from 2011, while couples with children remain the largest group at 51.1%.
18.7% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Geraldton, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Geraldton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL512003/geraldton/topic/family-households