2.6 —
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6223, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6223, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 5% of families in postcode 6223 are led by a single parent, a figure that is well below the national average. This area is largely made up of family homes, with very few people living by themselves compared to other parts of the country.
2.6
—
- 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 6223, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6223, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Harvey | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 22% of people here live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%. Most homes contain two people (35.6%), and the typical household size of 2.6 people has barely changed since 2016.
22.0% —
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6223, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the clear majority of families at 64.1%. The proportion of one-parent families is among the lowest for similar areas, having fallen 9.5 points since 2016 to reach just 4.7%.
4.7% —
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6223, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; 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 6223, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6223/6223-wa/topic/family-households