2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6343, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6343, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 73.5% of families in postcode 6343, making them the most common household type. While larger families are frequent, there has been a notable rise in people living alone over the last decade. The area maintains a typical household size of 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 6343, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6343, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Kent | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.3% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 9.2 points since 2011. Despite this, the usual home still holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas.
31.3% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6343, WA, the largest group is 1 person at 32%, followed by 2 people (21%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are almost non-existent here at 0.0%, which is far below the 14.1% national figure. This reflects a downward trend from 2011, when they made up 4.5% of families.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6343, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 6343, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6343/6343-wa/topic/family-households