2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6218, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6218, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of one-parent families set postcode 6218 apart from the rest of the state. While nearly half of all families here are couples with children, the area has a distinct family profile that differs from the state and national averages.
2.4
→ 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 6218, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6218, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Harvey | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 6218 has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the nation. Two-person households are the most common at 46.1%, while the share of people living alone has fallen to 26.7%.
26.7% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6218, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.0% of the total, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 13.5%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when such families accounted for 29.1% of the area.
17.0% ▼ -41.4%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6218, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (33%) 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 6218, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6218/6218-wa/topic/family-households