2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6255, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6255, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 6255 than they were ten years ago. The typical household now holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most similar areas. This change is mirrored by a drop in the number of single-parent families, who now make up 9.7% of the community.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 6255, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6255, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Boyup Brook | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.2% of residents live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 43.6% of all homes.
27.2% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6255, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children form the largest group at 48.4%. Meanwhile, the share of one-parent families is well below the Western Australian average of 13.5% and has fallen since 2011.
9.7% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6255, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 6255, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6255/6255-wa/topic/family-households