2.8 ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6172, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6172, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 6172 than in 2011, though the area remains dominated by larger households. The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than most other areas.
2.8
▼ -9.7%
- 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 6172, WA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 6172, WA | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Rockingham | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few people live by themselves here, with only 16.8% of households being single-person homes, a figure well below the Australian average. While this rose since 2011, homes remain larger than usual, with 32.7% of households containing two people and 19.1% containing four.
16.8% ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6172, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the area, which is well above the national figure and rose 4.0 percentage points since 2011. This stands alongside a strong presence of couples with children, who make up 59.4% of all families.
17.7% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6172, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 6172, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6172/6172-wa/topic/family-households