3.0 —
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6422, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6422, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp rise in one-parent families has shifted the local landscape in postcode 6422 since 2016. This area now sees more people sharing homes than the national average, with a typical household of 3.0 people.
3.0
—
- 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 6422, WA — higher than 93% of areas.
| 6422, WA | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Westonia | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.0 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 19.0%, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
19.0% —
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6422, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families have grown quickly, rising from 0.0% in 2016 to 20.4% in 2021. This figure is now well above both the state and national averages, while couples with children make up the largest group at 51.9%.
20.4% —
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6422, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 6422, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6422/6422-wa/topic/family-households