2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6157, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6157, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of residents in postcode 6157 live alone, making it a place where single-person households are far more common than in most other areas. While many homes are small, the area still maintains a strong base of family life with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.
2.3
▲ +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 6157, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6157, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Melville | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is very common here, with 33.8% of people in their own home, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in the area holds only 2.3 people, a little below the Western Australian average of 2.5.
33.8% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6157, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (33%), with 4 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.1%, while couples without children account for 27.9%. One-parent families make up 12.8% of the total, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011 and sits about the same as the state average.
12.8% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6157, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 6157, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6157/6157-wa/topic/family-households