2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6304, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6304, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 32% of people live alone in postcode 6304, a figure well above the national average. This creates a smaller typical household size than in most other areas. The region is defined by a high number of small households and a lower proportion of single-parent families.
2.2
→ 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 6304, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6304, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Beverley | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.2 people, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 31.8% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
31.8% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6304, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.1% of families, while those without children account for 43.5%. Only 9.2% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6304, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 9%.
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 6304, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6304/6304-wa/topic/family-households