6023, WA · Postcode

Family & Households in 6023, WA

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share their homes in postcode 6023 than in most other areas, with 2.8 people per dwelling. This community is dominated by families with children, leading to a much lower rate of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 6023, WA, Postcode

Where 6023, WA sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 6023, WA — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
6023, WA2.8
Joondalup 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.8 people, a figure that is a little above the national average and has barely changed since 2011. Only 16.6% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.6% ▲ +11.0%

Lower than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 16.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 6023, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 66.9%. One-parent families represent just 9.4% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

9.4% ▲ +4.0%

Lower than 75% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 6023, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 6023, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6023/6023-wa/topic/family-households