2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6169, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6169, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More one-parent families live here than in most similar areas, making postcode 6169 a distinct community. Over half of all families involve couples with children, while one-parent households are well above the national figure.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 6169, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6169, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rockingham | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 6169 has 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and has edged down since 2011. About 26.2% of people live alone, a figure that has risen 4.1 points over the last decade.
26.2% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6169, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the area, which is well above both the state and national figures. This represents a rise of 0.9 points since 2011, while couples with children remain the largest group at 53.6%.
17.7% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6169, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 6169, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6169/6169-wa/topic/family-households