2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6370, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6370, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp drop in one-parent families has shaped the latest home data for postcode 6370. This area now sees fewer single-parent households than most other regions, with this group falling from 18.1% in 2011 to 9.8% today. Most homes are occupied by couples, whether they have children or not.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 6370, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6370, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Wickepin | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.3% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. This has barely changed since 2011, and the typical home size of 2.4 people remains about the same as the state and national averages.
28.3% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6370, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.5% of families, while those without children account for 35.4%. The proportion of one-parent families is 9.8%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
9.8% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6370, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 6370, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6370/6370-wa/topic/family-households