6084, WA · Postcode

Family & Households in 6084, WA

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than six in ten families in postcode 6084 are couples with children. This is a place where large households are common, with a much lower proportion of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 6084, WA, Postcode

Where 6084, WA sits — Average household size

2.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 6084, WA — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
6084, WA2.9
Swan 2.8
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household, a figure that has stayed steady since 2011. Only 15% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.0% ▲ +12.6%

Lower than 92% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In 6084, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61% of families, while those without children account for 27.2%. One-parent families represent 11.2% of the total, which is a little below the Western Australian average.

11.2% ▲ +10.3%

Lower than 60% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 6084, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 6084, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6084/6084-wa/topic/family-households