2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6432, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6432, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 18.7% of the community in postcode 6432, a figure well above the national average. This area sees a mix of family types, though it has a higher-than-usual proportion of people living on their own. Overall, the household sizes remain steady and align with both state and national trends.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 6432, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6432, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.1% of residents live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure and has risen by 6.1 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the typical home still holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as across Western Australia and Australia.
30.1% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6432, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas, sitting well above the Western Australian average at 18.7%. Couples with children are the most frequent family type at 55%, while couples without children make up 24.7%.
18.7% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6432, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 6432, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6432/6432-wa/topic/family-households