6024, WA · Postcode

Family & Households in 6024, WA

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are living alone in postcode 6024 than in 2011, though the area remains focused on larger households. Most homes house at least two people, and the typical household size of 2.6 has stayed steady for a decade.

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📍 6024, WA, Postcode

Where 6024, WA sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 6024, WA — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
6024, WA2.6
Joondalup 2.7
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 21.7% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common here, making up 35.3% of all households.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.7% ▲ +9.7%

Lower than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 6024, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.5%. One-parent families account for 13.4% of the total, a figure that has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.

13.4% ▲ +13.8%

Higher than 60% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 6024, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 6024, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6024/6024-wa/topic/family-households