2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6437, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6437, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people per home have been a trend for postcode 6437 since 2011, though it remains a place of large households. Most residents live in family groups, with a high proportion of couples raising children together.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 6437, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6437, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Leonora | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is a high rate for the region, and it is reflected in the fact that very few people—only 17.4%—live alone.
17.4% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6437, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 69.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.5% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average and has risen since 2011.
9.5% ▲ +115.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6437, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 6437, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6437/6437-wa/topic/family-households