2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6210, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6210, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of residents in postcode 6210 live alone, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area a place of smaller-than-usual households, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This trend of smaller living arrangements has grown since 2011.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 6210, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6210, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Mandurah | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than most, with 29.7% of people living by themselves—a rate that has risen since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 38.7%, while those with five or more people are rare at 4.8%.
29.7% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6210, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the area, which is much higher than the national figure of 14.1%. While couples with children are the largest group at 47.1%, the proportion of single-parent homes has risen slightly since 2011.
17.3% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6210, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (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 6210, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6210/6210-wa/topic/family-households