2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6162, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6162, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in postcode 6162, a figure well above the national average. This creates a smaller typical household size than in most other areas, with a high proportion of two-person homes. The area's housing landscape is defined by these smaller living arrangements.
2.3
→ 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 6162, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6162, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Fremantle | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures. This lower density is linked to the fact that 29.4% of residents live alone, though this is 2.0 percentage points lower than in 2011.
29.4% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6162, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 55.4%. One-parent families account for 13.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.
13.7% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6162, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 6162, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6162/6162-wa/topic/family-households