2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6233, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6233, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in postcode 6233 as the area has seen a rise in one-parent families since 2011. This region is mostly made up of larger households, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 6233, WA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 6233, WA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Harvey | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than in most areas, though the typical size has edged down slightly from 2.8 people in 2011. Only 19.1% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
19.1% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6233, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.8%. One-parent families now account for 13% of the total, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is now about the same as the Western Australian average.
13.0% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6233, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 6233, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6233/6233-wa/topic/family-households