2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6230, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6230, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in postcode 6230, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a local trend toward smaller households, with the typical home now holding 2.4 people. Families make up a large part of the area, though one-parent households are much more common here than in most other regions.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 6230, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6230, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Bunbury | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.9% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the 25.6% seen across Australia. This increase in single-person homes has contributed to the typical household size edging down to 2.4 people since 2011.
29.9% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6230, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.9% of the area, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This is a growing trend, as the proportion of single-parent homes rose by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
17.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6230, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 6230, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6230/6230-wa/topic/family-households