1.9 ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6290, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6290, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in postcode 6290, where the typical home holds fewer people than in most other areas. Only 1.9 people live in the average home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.
1.9
▼ -5.0%
- 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 6290, WA — lower than 95% of areas.
| 6290, WA | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Augusta Margaret River | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high number of people live alone here, making up 36.4% of households. This is far above the national figure of 25.6% and has risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common, accounting for 45.4% of all households.
36.4% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6290, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (37%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 56.1%, while one-parent families are much less common than in most areas. At 9.5%, the proportion of single-parent families is well below the Western Australian figure of 13.5%.
9.5% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6290, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with 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 6290, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6290/6290-wa/topic/family-households