2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6124, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6124, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than one in five people live alone in postcode 6124, a figure that is well below the national average. This area is mostly made up of larger households, with more than half of all families consisting of couples with children.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 6124, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6124, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Serpentine-Jarrahdale | 3.0 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area has 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and has edged down since 2011. While two-person homes are the most common at 39%, only 19.4% of households are single people.
19.4% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6124, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.4% of families here, while couples without children account for 30.6%. One-parent families represent 11.3% of the total, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
11.3% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6124, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 6124, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6124/6124-wa/topic/family-households