4.2 ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 4.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jigalong · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Jigalong
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 44.1% of families in Jigalong are headed by one parent, which is far above the national figure. This community is known for large households, though the typical number of people per home has dropped from 5.5 to 4.2 since 2011.
4.2
▼ -23.6%
- 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 Jigalong — higher than 99% of areas.
| Jigalong | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| 6753, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than most, with 4.2 people per household compared to the usual 2.5 across Australia. While 24.1% of people live alone, nearly a quarter of all homes hold six or more people.
24.1% ▲ +49.7%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Jigalong splits fairly evenly between 1 person (22%) and 6 or more (22%), with 5 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 44.1% of the total, a figure that rose 23 points since 2011 and is far above the 14.1% national average. Couples with children are also common, representing 47.3% of families.
44.1% ▲ +111.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Jigalong splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (48%) and One-parent families (45%), with Couples without children at 7%.
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 Jigalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522031/jigalong/topic/family-households