1.7 ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 1.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6043, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6043, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of people in postcode 6043 live alone, which is far above the national figure. This area has a very small typical household size compared to the rest of the state, with a shift towards smaller living arrangements since 2011.
1.7
▼ -19.0%
- 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 6043, WA — lower than 99% of areas.
| 6043, WA | 1.7 |
|---|---|
| Gingin | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 1.7 people live in the typical home, a figure well below the Australian average of 2.5. This is driven by the 38.3% of residents living alone, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen 12 points since 2011.
38.3% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6043, WA, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 38%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 67.8% of families. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.5%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has barely changed over the last decade.
10.5% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6043, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 71%; Couples with children is next at 15%.
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 6043, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6043/6043-wa/topic/family-households