2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6284, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6284, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 65.4% of families in postcode 6284, which is the most common family type here. This area is defined by larger households and far fewer people living alone than the national average. The typical home is more crowded than most, with 2.7 people per dwelling.
2.7
▲ +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 6284, WA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 6284, WA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Augusta Margaret River | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 16.8% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the usual household size of 2.7 people is much higher than in most other areas.
16.8% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6284, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families account for 8.5% of the total, a figure that is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
8.5% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6284, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 6284, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6284/6284-wa/topic/family-households