2.2 ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6165, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6165, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 6165 than they were in 2011. This shift is partly driven by a sharp 17 percentage point drop in one-parent families, leaving the area with a much lower proportion of these families than the national average.
2.2
▼ -18.5%
- 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 6165, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6165, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Kwinana | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in this area holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure and a drop from 2.7 in 2011. Two-person households are very common here, making up 70% of all homes.
20.0% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6165, WA, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 1 person is next at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 8.6% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Most families are couples, with 65.7% having no children and 37.1% having children.
8.6% ▼ -66.6%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6165, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 59%; Couples with children is next at 33%.
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 6165, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6165/6165-wa/topic/family-households