1.9 ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6051, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6051, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 6051 than in most similar areas. This results in very small households, with the typical home holding just 1.9 people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5.
1.9
▼ -5.0%
- 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 6051, WA — lower than 95% of areas.
| 6051, WA | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Bayswater | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 43% of residents live alone, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages. This trend has risen since 2011 and helps explain why the number of people per home is among the lowest for this area type.
43.0% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6051, WA, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.2% of families, while 39.8% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.8% of the total, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
11.8% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6051, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 6051, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6051/6051-wa/topic/family-households