2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6066, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6066, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 61.7% of families in postcode 6066, marking it as a strong family hub. This area has some of the largest households around, with 2.9 people per home. It is a place where few people live alone compared to other parts of the country.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 6066, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6066, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Swan | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here is larger than the national figure of 2.5 people, though this has edged down from 3.1 in 2011. Only 17.8% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
17.8% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6066, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.9% of the local mix, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average. This proportion has risen 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
16.9% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6066, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 6066, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6066/6066-wa/topic/family-households