2.3 ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Point Samson · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Point Samson
How families and households are made up across the area.
A huge drop in one-parent families to just 3.1% defines the domestic landscape of Point Samson. Most homes are now small family units, with a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.
2.3
▼ -32.4%
- 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 Point Samson — lower than 57% of areas.
| Point Samson | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6720, WA | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 39.8%. Overall, the number of people per home has fallen since 2011, when it was 3.4, and about 25.8% of residents now live alone.
25.8% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Point Samson, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.9% of families, while those without children account for 41.0%. The proportion of one-parent families is far below the national figure of 14.1%.
3.1% ▼ -91.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Point Samson, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
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 Point Samson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522055/point-samson/topic/family-households