2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6056, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6056, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone or in single-parent families in postcode 6056 than in the rest of the state. This area sees a higher share of single-person homes and lone parents than both Western Australia and the national average. While most homes house about two or three people, the number of people living alone has grown steadily since 2011.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 6056, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6056, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Swan | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 4.5 percentage points over the last decade. The typical home now holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the rest of the state.
30.0% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6056, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents make up 18.9% of families in the area, which is well above the state and national figures. Most families consist of couples with children, who make up 51.9% of the total.
18.9% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6056, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 6056, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6056/6056-wa/topic/family-households