2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6405, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6405, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people in postcode 6405 live alone, which is well above the national figure. This area has a diverse mix of home types, where two-person households are the most common. Overall, families with children make up the majority of the local community.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 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 6405, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6405, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Cunderdin | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, a figure that has risen since 2011. While many households are small, with 31.8% of people living alone, this is still higher than in most other areas.
31.8% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6405, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (29%), with 4 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 66.9% of families, while those with only one parent are much less common here than in most areas. At 7.9%, the rate of one-parent families is well below the Australian average.
7.9% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6405, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 6405, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6405/6405-wa/topic/family-households