2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6055, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6055, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in postcode 6055 than they were in 2011. This shift contributes to larger households, with an average of 2.9 people per home, which is among the highest for similar areas.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 6055, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6055, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Swan | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 6055 is larger than the national figure of 2.5 people. Only 17.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
17.9% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6055, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 67.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.3%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
10.3% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6055, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 6055, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6055/6055-wa/topic/family-households