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.
6059, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6059, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest family group in postcode 6059, accounting for 59.5% of all families. The area has a notable number of people living alone, which is well above the national figure. Most homes are small, typically housing about two or three people.
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 6059, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6059, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Stirling | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of residents live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%. While the typical home holds 2.4 people, this is slightly down from 2011 and sits around the middle for similar areas.
29.4% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6059, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 12.1% of the area, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 13.5%. This proportion has remained steady since 2011.
12.1% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6059, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 6059, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6059/6059-wa/topic/family-households