2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6477, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6477, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 6477 than in most similar areas. This results in a small typical household size, with only 2.1 people per home. This figure has edged down since 2011 as the number of single-person households has grown.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 6477, WA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 6477, WA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Mount Marshall | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 40% of residents live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This high proportion of single-person homes helps explain why the usual household size is much lower than in most other areas.
39.3% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6477, WA, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.2%, a figure that is a little below the national average but has risen 7.2 points since 2011.
11.2% ▲ +183.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6477, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 6477, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6477/6477-wa/topic/family-households