2.6 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6032, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6032, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 6032 compared to most other areas, as the community is largely made up of families. This shift is seen in the household makeup, where over half of all families are couples with children.
2.6
▼ -13.3%
- 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 6032, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6032, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Wanneroo | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.6 people, which is higher than in most other places. Only 17.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6% and has fallen since 2011.
17.9% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6032, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 55.2% of the area. One-parent families account for 14.7% of households, which is higher than most areas and rose by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +78.3%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6032, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 6032, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6032/6032-wa/topic/family-households