2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6475, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6475, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift towards smaller living arrangements has occurred in postcode 6475 since 2011. The area now has far more people living alone than the state or national figures, with nearly 40% of households consisting of just one person.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 6475, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6475, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Koorda | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas. This trend is driven by a jump in one-person households, which rose nearly 10 points since 2011 to reach 39.5%.
39.5% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6475, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (35%), with 4 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 6.4% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. Most families here are couples, with 48.3% having children and 44.5% without.
6.4% ▼ -42.1%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6475, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (49%) and Couples without children (45%), with One-parent families at 6%.
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 6475, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6475/6475-wa/topic/family-households