2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6159, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6159, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of people living alone define the households in postcode 6159, where 33.8% of residents reside by themselves. This is well above the national figure of 25.6%. The area generally sees smaller living arrangements, with the typical home holding just 2.1 people.
2.1
→ 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 6159, WA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 6159, WA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Fremantle | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are common here, making up 33.8% of all households, while two-person homes are the most frequent at 40.1%. This contributes to a typical home size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the Western Australian average of 2.5.
33.8% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6159, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.6% of families, while couples without children account for 42%. One-parent families make up 10.6% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and has fallen since 2011.
10.6% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6159, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 11%.
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 6159, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6159/6159-wa/topic/family-households