2.5 —
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6243, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6243, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of households in postcode 6243 are people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This area sees a high number of single-person homes, though the typical home still holds 2.5 people. Family structures here vary, with a notable rise in one-parent households over recent years.
2.5
—
- 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 6243, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6243, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Donnybrook-Balingup | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.3% of people here live alone, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2016. Half of all homes are occupied by two people, while 10% hold five people.
33.3% —
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6243, WA, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 36%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.0% of the area, which is well above the Western Australian average. This figure has jumped by 10 percentage points since the last census, while couples with children account for 44.3% of families.
18.0% —
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6243, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 6243, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6243/6243-wa/topic/family-households