2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6224, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6224, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in postcode 6224 are couples with children, making this the most common household type in the area. The region generally has larger households than most similar areas, though the typical home size has edged down slightly since 2011.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 6224, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6224, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Harvey | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 24.4% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the Western Australian and national averages.
24.4% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6224, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.4% of families, while 31.1% are couples without children. One-parent families represent 14.6% of the total, which is a little above the state average, though this figure fell 1.8 points since 2011.
14.6% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6224, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 6224, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6224/6224-wa/topic/family-households