2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6104, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6104, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 31% of people live alone in postcode 6104, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This makes the area a hub for single-person households, which helps explain why the typical home here is smaller than most.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 6104, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6104, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Belmont | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5 and has edged down since 2011. While 34.1% of households have two people, those living alone now make up 31.5% of the area.
31.5% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6104, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.7% of families, while 30.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 15.2% of the total, which is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
15.2% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6104, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 6104, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6104/6104-wa/topic/family-households