2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6309, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6309, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single-parent families have more than doubled since 2011 in postcode 6309, reflecting a shifting domestic landscape. The area now sees a much higher proportion of one-parent homes than most similar places. Overall, households are smaller than the national figure, with nearly 29% of people living alone.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 6309, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6309, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Cuballing | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 6309 holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas. This small size is partly because 28.8% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the national average.
28.8% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6309, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.7% of the area, which is a little above the national figure. This group has grown significantly from 8.6% in 2011, and is now much higher than most similar areas.
15.7% ▲ +81.8%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6309, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (43%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 15%.
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 6309, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6309/6309-wa/topic/family-households