2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6280, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6280, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in postcode 6280 since 2011, with the share of single-person households rising to 26.3%. This area has a typical home size of 2.4 people, which is about the same as across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 6280, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6280, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Busselton | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 26.3% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen by 2.3 percentage points over the last decade. Two-person homes are the most common at 38.6%, while the usual household size has edged down slightly since 2011.
26.3% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6280, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.1% of families here, followed by couples without children at 33.5%. One-parent families account for 13.7% of the total, which is higher than most areas, though this has barely changed since 2011.
13.7% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6280, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 6280, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6280/6280-wa/topic/family-households