2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6460, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6460, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much fewer people live together in each home in postcode 6460 compared to most other areas. A striking 38.8% of households consist of just one person, making this one of the highest proportions of single-person homes in the region. This shift has grown steadily over the last decade.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 6460, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6460, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Goomalling | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because the share of people living alone rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 38.8%, a figure far above the Australian average.
38.8% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6460, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (36%), with 4 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.9% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.9%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and lower than most other areas.
10.9% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6460, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 6460, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6460/6460-wa/topic/family-households