2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Island · Urban Centre
Family & Households in West Island
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all households in West Island consist of two people, making it a place where small family groups are the norm. The area is sparsely populated and has a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 West Island — higher than 64% of areas.
| West Island | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 6799, OT | 3.8 |
| Other Territories | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Very few people live alone here, at just 11.6%, a figure that is far below the Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
11.6% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Island, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are completely absent from this area, at 0.0%, which is far below both the state and national figures. Most families are couples, with 60.9% having children and 44.8% without children.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Island, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in West Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL922003/west-island/topic/family-households