2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6026, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6026, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a roof in postcode 6026 than in most similar areas, with a typical home holding 2.7 people. This is a family-heavy region where very few residents live on their own compared to the rest of the country.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 6026, WA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 6026, WA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Joondalup | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 18.9% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home here is larger than usual, though the number of people per home has edged down slightly since 2011.
18.9% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6026, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 63.3%. One-parent families account for 9.9% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2011.
9.9% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6026, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 6026, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6026/6026-wa/topic/family-households