2.4 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6318, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6318, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 6318 than they were in 2011. The area now has a mix of family types, with about 52% of families being couples with children.
2.4
▼ -14.3%
- 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 6318, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6318, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Broomehill-Tambellup | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home now holds 2.4 people, down from 2.8 in 2011. This shift is reflected in the number of people living alone, which rose to 28.2% and is now a little above the national figure.
28.2% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6318, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 13.1% of the total, a figure that fell by 8.9 points since 2011 and is a little below the Australian average. Most families are couples, with 34.2% having no children.
13.1% ▼ -40.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6318, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 6318, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6318/6318-wa/topic/family-households