3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6181, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6181, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Average household sizes in postcode 6181 have edged down slightly since 2011 to 3.1 people per home. This is a high-density living environment where large families are common and very few people live alone. Most homes are headed by couples, with children present in 65.1% of families.
3.1
▼ -3.1%
- 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 6181, WA — higher than 96% of areas.
| 6181, WA | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Murray | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.1 people per home, this area is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 11.3%, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.
11.3% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6181, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 7.7% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
7.7% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6181, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 6181, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6181/6181-wa/topic/family-households