2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Hedland · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Port Hedland
How families and households are made up across the area.
About the same as the state and national figures for household size, Port Hedland sees 2.7 people living in the typical home. This is much higher than most other areas in the country. Most residents live in family groups, with couples with children making up the largest share of households.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Port Hedland — higher than 76% of areas.
| Port Hedland | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 6721, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Houses in Port Hedland are often more crowded than in other areas, with 2.7 people per home. While 26% of people now live alone—a rise of 6 points since 2011—the most common household size is two people at 29.8%.
26.0% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre 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.
Couples with children dominate the local landscape, making up 64.1% of all families. One-parent families account for 13.0% of the total, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 63% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL513004/port-hedland/topic/family-households