2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6308, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6308, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are sharing roofs in postcode 6308, where households are smaller than in most other areas. This shift is driven by a growing number of people living alone, which now makes up nearly a third of all homes.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 6308, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6308, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Wandering | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds just 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. This is reflected in the 31.0% of people living alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 8.8 percentage points over the last decade.
31.0% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6308, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.9% of families, while those without children account for 40.2%. One-parent families make up 12.6%, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure and has barely changed since 2011.
12.6% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6308, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 6308, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6308/6308-wa/topic/family-households