2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6397, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6397, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 39% of people live alone in postcode 6397, a figure that is far above the national average. This high number of single-person homes means the area has a much lower number of people per home than most other places. These trends highlight a shift toward smaller living arrangements across the region.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 6397, WA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 6397, WA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Plantagenet | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has just 2.1 people, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 38.5% of residents live alone, a proportion that has risen by 4 points since 2011.
38.5% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6397, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (37%), with 5 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is a significant increase, as the proportion of single-parent families rose 13 points since 2011.
22.0% ▲ +149.7%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6397, WA, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (32%) and One-parent families (22%).
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 6397, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6397/6397-wa/topic/family-households