3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6078, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6078, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A little over 3 people typically live in each home in postcode 6078, which is higher than both the state and national figures. This area is dominated by families, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of Australia.
3.1
▼ -3.1%
- 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 6078, WA — higher than 96% of areas.
| 6078, WA | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Wanneroo | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per household, though this has edged down slightly since 2011. Only 12.5% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% national average.
12.5% ▲ +69.7%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6078, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 62.7%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, sitting at 8.6%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
8.6% ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6078, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 6078, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6078/6078-wa/topic/family-households