2.8 ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6036, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6036, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than the national average define postcode 6036, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This area has a strong presence of families, with nearly 62% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.8
▼ -9.7%
- 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 6036, WA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 6036, WA | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Wanneroo | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, though the number of people per home has fallen from 3.1 in 2011 to 2.8. Only 19.5% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
19.5% ▲ +58.3%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6036, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.9% of the population, a figure that is well above the state average and has risen 4.7 percentage points since 2011. Most families are couples with children, who account for 62.4% of the total.
17.9% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6036, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 6036, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6036/6036-wa/topic/family-households