2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6174, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6174, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of single-parent families has shifted the household makeup in postcode 6174 since 2011. The area is now defined by larger homes, with the typical residence holding 2.8 people, which is much higher than most other areas.
2.8
→ 0.0%
- 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 6174, WA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 6174, WA | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Rockingham | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Few people live alone here compared to the rest of the state, with only 20.4% in single-person homes. This helps explain why the typical household size is 2.8 people, a figure that has remained steady since 2011.
20.4% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6174, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 20.5% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 6.7 percentage points since 2011. Couples with children are the most common group, accounting for 60.5% of families.
20.5% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6174, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 20%.
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 6174, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6174/6174-wa/topic/family-households