2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6383, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6383, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in postcode 6383 are couples without children. This area is defined by smaller households, with a typical home holding just 2.2 people, which is lower than the national figure.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 6383, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6383, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Quairading | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high 32.4% of people live alone, which is well above the Australian average. This trend has grown since 2011 and helps explain why the typical household size has fallen to 2.2 people.
32.4% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6383, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 44.5% of families, while couples with children account for 41.4%. One-parent families represent 11.9%, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
11.9% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6383, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 12%.
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 6383, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6383/6383-wa/topic/family-households