2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6401, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6401, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one in five families in postcode 6401 are led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This area sees a high number of people living alone and a significant proportion of single-parent households, though the typical home still houses about two or three people.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 6401, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6401, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Northam | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend has grown since 2011, while the typical number of people per home has edged down slightly to 2.4.
31.1% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6401, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.6% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Nearly half of all families are couples with children, while 31.1% are couples without children.
19.6% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6401, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 6401, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6401/6401-wa/topic/family-households