2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6359, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6359, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of households in postcode 6359 are made up of people living alone, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a smaller typical household size than usual, with most homes containing only two people.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 6359, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6359, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Kondinin | 2.2 |
| 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 has edged down since 2011. This trend is reflected in the high number of single-person households, which rose to 31.8% over the last decade.
31.8% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6359, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53% of families here, while one-parent families account for 8.5%. This last group is well below the national figure, though it has risen from just 1.9% in 2011.
8.5% ▲ +359.1%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6359, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 6359, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6359/6359-wa/topic/family-households