1.9 ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6423, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6423, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than four out of ten people live alone in postcode 6423, creating a community where small households are the norm. This trend has grown significantly since 2011, leading to a typical home size that is now well below the national figure.
1.9
▼ -17.4%
- 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 6423, WA — lower than 95% of areas.
| 6423, WA | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Westonia | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small homes are common here, with 42.4% of people living alone and the typical home holding just 1.9 people. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 2.5 and reflects a downward trend since 2011.
42.4% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6423, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (42%) and 4 people (6%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 63%, while one-parent families have disappeared entirely. At 0.0%, this is far below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 7.1 point drop since 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6423, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 64%; Couples with children is next at 36%.
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 6423, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6423/6423-wa/topic/family-households