2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6306, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6306, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much lower rates of one-parent families than the national figure mark the domestic landscape in postcode 6306. While family structures vary, more than half of the local families are couples with children. Most homes here follow typical patterns for the region, generally housing between two and three people.
2.4
→ 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 6306, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6306, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Brookton | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.4 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. About 28.1% of residents live alone, which is a little above the Western Australian and national figures.
28.1% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6306, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.0%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%, though this has risen since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +53.9%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6306, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 6306, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6306/6306-wa/topic/family-households