2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6239, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6239, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are sharing each home in postcode 6239 than in 2011. This area is now mostly made up of families, with over half of all households consisting of couples raising children. While the typical home size aligns with national figures, there are fewer people living alone here than in most other areas.
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 6239, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6239, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Donnybrook-Balingup | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 23.6% of people live alone—a little below the national average—this number has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
23.6% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6239, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 51.7%, while 35.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.4%, which is a little below the Australian average and has barely changed over the last decade.
11.4% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6239, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 6239, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6239/6239-wa/topic/family-households