2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6240, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6240, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 6240 than in most similar areas, with a very small number of single-parent households. The area is dominated by couples, while the typical number of people per home has dropped to 2.3 since 2011.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 6240, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6240, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Donnybrook-Balingup | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 62.5%. Only 18.8% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6% and lower than most other areas.
18.8% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6240, WA, 2 people is the majority at 66%; 1 person is next at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 57.4% of families here. There are no one-parent families in the area, a figure that is far below the national average of 14.1%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6240, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 59%; Couples with children is next at 41%.
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 6240, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6240/6240-wa/topic/family-households