2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6175, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6175, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes and fewer people living alone define daily life in postcode 6175. With a typical household size of 2.9 people, this area has some of the highest numbers of residents per home compared to similar places.
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 6175, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6175, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Rockingham | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 15.6% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes hold two people (32.6%) or four people (21.2%), though the typical household size has edged down since 2011.
15.6% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6175, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 62.6%. One-parent families account for 15.0% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen since 2011.
15.0% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6175, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; 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 6175, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6175/6175-wa/topic/family-households