2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6171, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6171, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are common in postcode 6171, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This creates a landscape where fewer people live alone compared to the rest of the state and country.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 6171, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6171, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Rockingham | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.9 people live in each home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
16.7% ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6171, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 66.4% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.7% of the mix, which is higher than most areas and rose 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +63.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6171, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 6171, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6171/6171-wa/topic/family-households