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.
6395, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6395, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of all homes in postcode 6395 are occupied by people living alone, which is a much higher proportion than in most other areas. This shift has contributed to a trend of smaller households across the region. The typical home here now holds fewer people than the state and national figures.
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 6395, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6395, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Kojonup | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.3% of people live alone, a figure that has risen 8.7 points since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
35.3% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6395, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (32%), with 4 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.5% of families, while one-parent families account for 9.5%. This last group is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen 3.0 points since 2011.
9.5% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6395, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 6395, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6395/6395-wa/topic/family-households