2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6394, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6394, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp rise in people living alone has shifted the household landscape in postcode 6394 since 2011. While half of all families here include children, the typical home now holds only 2.3 people, which is lower than the national figure. This shift reflects a growing number of single-person households across the area.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 6394, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6394, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Kojonup | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30% of people in postcode 6394 live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen 12 points since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home is smaller than most, with 40.5% of households consisting of just two people.
30.0% ▲ +68.2%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6394, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.3% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 7.5%, which is well below both the Western Australian and national figures.
7.5% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6394, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (42%) and One-parent families (7%).
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 6394, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6394/6394-wa/topic/family-households