2.6 ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6447, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6447, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Few one-parent families live in postcode 6447, where 65.4% of families are couples with children. This makes the area stand out as a place where traditional family structures are far more common than in the rest of the country.
2.6
▼ -18.8%
- 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 6447, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6447, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Esperance | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas, though this is down from 3.2 people per home in 2011. Those living alone make up 22.6% of households, a figure that is a little below the national average.
22.6% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6447, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The area has a very low proportion of one-parent families, sitting at 0.0% and far below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 33.9% having no children.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6447, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 6447, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6447/6447-wa/topic/family-households