2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6271, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6271, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people per home live in postcode 6271 than in most similar areas. This region has a strong presence of families, with over half of all family homes including children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 6271, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6271, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Capel | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Fewer people live alone here than in most other areas, at 22.3%, though this has risen slightly since 2011.
22.3% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6271, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 52.8% of the area. One-parent families are more common here than in most similar areas, sitting a little above the state and national figures at 15.1%.
15.1% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6271, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 6271, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6271/6271-wa/topic/family-households