2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6211, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6211, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in postcode 6211 have remained remarkably steady over the last decade. The area is defined by a strong presence of families, with 51.8% of households being couples with children. While the number of people living alone has risen slightly, the typical home continues to house more people than in most other areas.
2.6
→ 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 6211, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6211, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Mandurah | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 20% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This is consistent with homes being larger than usual, with 2.6 people per household, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
20.0% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6211, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of all families are couples with children. One-parent families make up 13% of the total, which is about the same as the Western Australian average and has not changed since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6211, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 6211, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6211/6211-wa/topic/family-households