2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Halls Creek · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Halls Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 45% of families in Halls Creek are led by a single parent, making it one of the highest proportions in the country. This high number of one-parent families contributes to the town's trend of larger households, where the typical home now holds nearly three people.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Halls Creek — higher than 86% of areas.
| Halls Creek | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 6770, WA | 3.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than most, with 2.9 people per home, which is a little above the national figure. While 32.8% of people live alone—a figure that rose 11 points since 2011—large households of six or more people still make up 13.7% of the area.
32.8% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Halls Creek, the largest group is 1 person at 32%, followed by 2 people (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 44.9% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% national average. This figure has climbed steeply by 32 points since 2011, while couples with children make up a further 36.7% of families.
44.9% ▲ +256.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Halls Creek, the largest group is One-parent families at 45%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and Couples without children (14%).
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 Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521024/halls-creek/topic/family-households