2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6430, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6430, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 63% of families in postcode 6430 include children, making it a place where family life is very prominent. While the number of people per home has edged down since 2011, the area generally maintains a higher density of residents per household than most other similar regions.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 6430, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6430, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While the number of people living alone has risen to 26.3% since 2011, two-person households remain the most common group at 30.8%.
26.3% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6430, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest family group at 63.1%. One-parent families account for 11.9% of the total, a figure that is a little below the Western Australian and national totals.
11.9% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6430, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 6430, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6430/6430-wa/topic/family-households