2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6057, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6057, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than most similar areas defines the social makeup of postcode 6057. This area sees a high proportion of couples with children, though the number of people living alone has grown over the last decade.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 6057, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6057, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Kalamunda | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly more crowded than the national figure, with 2.6 people per household. While 35.6% of homes house two people, the share of people living alone has risen to 22.9% since 2011.
22.9% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6057, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 55.5% of the mix. One-parent families have increased to 16.4%, which is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
16.4% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6057, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for 6057, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 6057, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6057/6057-wa/topic/family-households