2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6254, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6254, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of people in postcode 6254 live alone, a figure far above the national average. This trend has contributed to a smaller typical household size, with the area now seeing fewer people per home than it did in 2011.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 6254, WA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 6254, WA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Bridgetown-Greenbushes | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 36.7% of residents live by themselves, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 25.6% national figure. Consequently, the typical home holds 2.1 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.
36.7% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6254, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (40%) and 1 person (37%), with 4 people at 9%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.1% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 12.4% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
12.4% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6254, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 6254, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6254/6254-wa/topic/family-households