2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6012, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6012, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 32% of people live alone in postcode 6012, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households, even though the typical home size is about the same as across the rest of the country.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6012, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6012, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Mosman Park | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.6% of people live alone here, which is much higher than most areas. The typical home holds 2.4 people, and this has edged up slightly since 2011.
32.6% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6012, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (30%), with 4 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 63.6%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.4%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
9.4% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6012, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 6012, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6012/6012-wa/topic/family-households