2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6282, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6282, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 6282 than in most similar areas, with only 16.1% of households being single-person homes. This area is mostly made up of families, and the typical home is slightly larger than the state and national figures.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 6282, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6282, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Busselton | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here usually house 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas, though this has edged down since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 42.1% of all homes.
16.1% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6282, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (16%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 4.2% of the population, a figure that is well below the national average and among the lowest for similar areas. Most families are couples, with 58.7% having children and 36.8% without.
4.2% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6282, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 6282, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6282/6282-wa/topic/family-households