2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6050, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6050, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of residents live alone in postcode 6050, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This trend has risen since 2011, contributing to a small typical household size. Most homes here are occupied by just one or two people.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 6050, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6050, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Stirling | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in 6050 holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the 34.3% of people living alone, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 25.4%.
34.3% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6050, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (33%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.4% of families, while those without children account for 31.8%. One-parent families make up only 8.6%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
8.6% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6050, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 6050, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6050/6050-wa/topic/family-households