2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6256, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6256, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 4.7% of families in postcode 6256 are headed by one parent, a figure well below the national average. This area is predominantly made up of couples, with a strong presence of families raising children. Most homes here are occupied by two or more people.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 6256, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6256, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Bridgetown-Greenbushes | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and has stayed steady since 2011. While 40.1% of households consist of two people, the proportion of people living alone rose to 24.2% over the last decade.
24.2% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6256, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of families here, while couples without children account for 36.9%. This high concentration of couples helps explain why one-parent families are much less common here than in the rest of Australia.
4.7% ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6256, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 6256, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6256/6256-wa/topic/family-households