2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6220, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6220, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has shaped the household makeup of postcode 6220 since 2011. Most homes are now occupied by couples, with over half of all families including children. The area's typical household size has remained steady at 2.5 people, matching both state and national figures.
2.5
→ 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 6220, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6220, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Harvey | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes rose to 26.6% since 2011, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. While 37.3% of homes house two people, the overall number of people per home is higher than in most areas.
26.6% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6220, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 54.3%. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, which is a little below the same figure for Australia.
12.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6220, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 6220, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6220/6220-wa/topic/family-households