2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6149, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6149, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people per home has been the main trend in postcode 6149 since 2011, though the area remains dominated by larger households. It is a place where couples with children make up the vast majority of families, while single-person homes are far less common than in most other areas.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 6149, WA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 6149, WA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Melville | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.7 people, which is much higher than in most areas. Only 18% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average, although this has risen slightly since 2011.
18.0% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6149, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.6% of families in the area. One-parent families account for only 9.1% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
9.1% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6149, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 6149, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6149/6149-wa/topic/family-households