2.9 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6221, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6221, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 7.4% of people live alone in postcode 6221, which is far below the national figure. This is a place of large households, where the typical home holds nearly three people. Most residents live in family groups, with a small number of single-person homes compared to other areas.
2.9
▲ +7.4%
- 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 6221, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6221, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Harvey | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household, a figure that has edged up since 2011. Very few people live by themselves, and the proportion of single-person homes has fallen by 11 points over the last decade.
7.4% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6221, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.3% of families, while one-parent families account for 15.6%. This last group is much more common here than in most areas and has risen by 5.9 points since 2011.
15.6% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6221, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 6221, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6221/6221-wa/topic/family-households