2.9 ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6386, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6386, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 12% of people live alone in postcode 6386, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area stand out for having larger households and a high proportion of families with children.
2.9
▲ +20.8%
- 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 6386, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6386, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Bruce Rock | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is a rise from 2011, while the number of people living alone has fallen sharply to just 12%.
12.0% ▼ -60.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6386, WA, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of families in the area. Only 6% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
6.0% ▲ +204.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6386, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 6386, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6386/6386-wa/topic/family-households