2.4 —
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6446, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6446, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 6446, with the typical household size dropping from 2.9 to 2.4 people since 2016. This change is led by a jump in people living alone, which now accounts for over a quarter of all households.
2.4
—
- 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 6446, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6446, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Esperance | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.1% of residents now live alone, a figure that rose 9.1 percentage points since 2016 and is a little above the national rate. Two-person homes are the most common at 41.7%, while the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as the rest of Australia.
27.1% —
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6446, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58% of families here, while one-parent families are very rare at 3.4%. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen slightly since 2016.
3.4% —
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6446, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 6446, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6446/6446-wa/topic/family-households