2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6258, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6258, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 32% of people live alone in postcode 6258, a figure well above the national average. This area is characterised by smaller households and a high number of single-person homes. While over half of families have children, the overall number of people per home is lower than in most other Australian areas.
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 6258, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6258, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Manjimup | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Single-person households make up 31.9% of the total, a rate that has risen since 2011 and is now well above the state average.
31.9% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6258, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.2% of families, while 34.1% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.5% of the total, which is about the same as across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
13.5% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6258, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 6258, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6258/6258-wa/topic/family-households