2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6281, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6281, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 6281 than in most other areas, with only 21% of households consisting of a single person. This creates a community where the majority of homes are shared, and the typical household is slightly larger than the national figure.
2.6
→ 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 6281, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6281, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Busselton | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 38.3% of all homes in the area.
21.0% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6281, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, with 58.1% of families having children. One-parent families make up 9.5% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.5% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6281, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 6281, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6281/6281-wa/topic/family-households