2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6275, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6275, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 6275 than they were in 2011. This area now sees a higher proportion of people living alone, with 30.5% of households consisting of just one person. This shift has contributed to a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the country.
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 6275, WA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 6275, WA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Nannup | 2.1 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with only 2.1 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by the 30.5% of residents living alone, which is well above the Australian average of 25.6%.
30.5% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6275, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 47.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up 9.7% of the total, a figure that is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
9.7% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6275, WA, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (42%) 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 6275, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6275/6275-wa/topic/family-households