2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6438, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6438, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people live alone in postcode 6438, a figure far above the national average. This high number of single-person households means that homes here are generally smaller than in other parts of the country.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 6438, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6438, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Leonora | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011. With 39.2% of residents living alone, this area has one of the highest proportions of single-person households at this level.
39.2% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6438, WA, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.5% of the total, a rate far above both the state and national figures. This proportion has risen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children now account for 40.3% of families.
25.5% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6438, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 40%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (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 6438, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6438/6438-wa/topic/family-households