2.8 ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6445, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6445, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are a common feature of daily life in postcode 6445, where the typical household is larger than in most other areas. With 2.8 people per home, the area has seen a steady increase in household size since 2011.
2.8
▲ +12.0%
- 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 6445, WA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 6445, WA | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Esperance | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than in most areas, with 20.8% of households housing four people and 9.4% holding six or more. While 26.4% of people live alone, this is about the same as the national figure.
26.4% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6445, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up the majority of households at 57.3%. Notably, one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, at 6.8%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 13.5%.
6.8% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6445, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 6445, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6445/6445-wa/topic/family-households