2.0 ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6426, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6426, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all households in postcode 6426 are people living alone, which is far above the national figure. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a typical home size of just two people. It is one of the smallest household sizes across similar areas.
2.0
▼ -16.7%
- 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 6426, WA — lower than 90% of areas.
| 6426, WA | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Yilgarn | 2.0 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is very common here, with 44.4% of households consisting of one person, a figure that rose 14 points since 2011. Consequently, the typical home holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the Western Australian and national figures of 2.5.
44.4% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6426, WA, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 4 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of families are couples without children, making up 45.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.6%, a proportion that has barely changed since 2011 and is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.6% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6426, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.
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 6426, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6426/6426-wa/topic/family-households