2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6462, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6462, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up a huge 64.2% of families in postcode 6462, far more than the national average. This area is defined by larger-than-usual households and a very low rate of single-parent homes. Most residents live in family settings, contributing to a household size that is larger than most other similar areas.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 6462, WA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 6462, WA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Dowerin | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger, with 2.7 people per home, which is much higher than most areas. While two-person households are the most common at 34.5%, the number of people living alone has risen to 25.9% since 2011.
25.9% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6462, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 5 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 5.2% of the total, a figure that is well below the Western Australian and national averages. This stands in contrast to the high proportion of couples with children living in the area.
5.2% ▲ +56.1%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6462, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 6462, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6462/6462-wa/topic/family-households