2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6153, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6153, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A low rate of one-parent families defines the household makeup in postcode 6153, where only 9.8% of families fit this category. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most homes here are family-based and typically hold around 2.5 people.
2.5
→ 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 6153, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6153, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Melville | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 24% of people live alone, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the Western Australian figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 34.6% of all homes.
24.0% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6153, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.3%. The proportion of one-parent families is well below the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2011.
9.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6153, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 6153, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6153/6153-wa/topic/family-households