2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6311, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6311, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live in each home in postcode 6311 than in most other Australian areas. The area has a low rate of one-parent families, which is well below both the state and national figures. Most homes are occupied by couples, with about 43% having no children.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 6311, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6311, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Cuballing | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and a drop from 2011. This is partly because the number of people living alone has risen to 27.1% over the last decade.
27.1% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6311, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.0% of the total, a figure well below the 14.1% national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.7%.
9.0% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6311, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) 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 6311, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6311/6311-wa/topic/family-households