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.
6285, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6285, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 6285 are couples with children. This makes the area's households larger than in most other places, with a typical home holding 2.6 people. These family-focused patterns have remained steady over the last decade.
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 6285, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6285, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Augusta Margaret River | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 23.1% of residents live alone, a figure that is a little below the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
23.1% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6285, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.6% of families, while 27% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.8% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
13.8% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6285, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 6285, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6285/6285-wa/topic/family-households