2.2 —
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6252, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6252, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far lower share of one-parent families than the national figure defines the home life of postcode 6252. This area is mostly made up of couples, with small households being more common than in most other parts of the country.
2.2
—
- 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 6252, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6252, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Donnybrook-Balingup | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 6252 holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas. Single-person households have grown to 28.3% since 2016, a figure slightly above the national average.
28.3% —
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6252, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 52% being without children and 45.1% with children. Only 4.9% are one-parent families, which is well below the Western Australian and national figures.
4.9% —
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6252, WA, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (43%) and One-parent families (5%).
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 6252, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6252/6252-wa/topic/family-households