2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6071, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6071, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 6071 than they were in 2011. This area is now characterized by a strong family focus, with 61.1% of families consisting of couples with children. These trends highlight a shift toward smaller but still family-oriented households across the region.
2.6
▼ -7.1%
- 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 6071, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6071, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Mundaring | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with a low number of people living alone, at 18.1%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
18.1% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6071, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.2% of the area, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the 14.1% national average. This is a decrease of 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
9.2% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6071, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 6071, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6071/6071-wa/topic/family-households