3.1 ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6173, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6173, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in postcode 6173 holds 3.1 people, which is among the highest figures for similar areas. This is a place where large households are the norm, and very few people live on their own. Most homes here are occupied by couples with children.
3.1
▼ -6.1%
- 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 6173, WA — higher than 96% of areas.
| 6173, WA | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Rockingham | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.1 people per home, households are a little larger than the state and national figures of 2.5. This explains why only 11.3% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
11.3% ▲ +42.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6173, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (26%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 70% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.9%, which is about the same as the Western Australian average and has risen 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6173, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 6173, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6173/6173-wa/topic/family-households