2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6103, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6103, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in postcode 6103 are couples with children. This area has a high proportion of small households, with many people living on their own compared to the rest of the state.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 6103, WA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 6103, WA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Belmont | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost 39% of people here live alone, which is far above the national figure and represents a rise since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home in postcode 6103 has only 2.1 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas.
38.5% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6103, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.2% of families, while couples without children account for 36.9%. One-parent families represent 12.7% of the total, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.
12.7% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6103, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 6103, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6103/6103-wa/topic/family-households