3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6031, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6031, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Among the highest in its class for home density, postcode 6031 is a place where large households are the norm. Most homes here house multiple people, with a typical household of 3.0 people, which is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.0
▼ -3.2%
- 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 6031, WA — higher than 93% of areas.
| 6031, WA | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Wanneroo | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 14.7% of people live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. While the number of single-person homes has risen since 2011, the typical home still holds 3.0 people, though this has edged down slightly over the decade.
14.7% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6031, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 67.8%. One-parent families account for 15.2% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011.
15.2% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6031, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
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 6031, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6031/6031-wa/topic/family-households