2.2 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6461, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6461, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 6461 than in other parts of the country, with 36.3% of households consisting of just one person. This trend contributes to a typical home size of 2.2 people, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
2.2
▲ +10.0%
- 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 6461, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6461, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Dowerin | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are common here, making up 36.3% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. While the usual household size is slightly below the Western Australian average, it has risen slightly since 2011.
36.3% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6461, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (36%), with 4 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.9% of the total, a figure that is a little above the Australian average and has risen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 48.8%.
15.9% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6461, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 6461, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6461/6461-wa/topic/family-households