2.9 —
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6480, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6480, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes have become more common in postcode 6480, where the typical household now holds 2.9 people. This is among the highest rates for this type of area, marking a clear increase from the 2.5 people per home seen in 2016.
2.9
—
- 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 6480, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6480, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Merredin | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are slightly larger than those in Western Australia and across the country, with 2.9 people per home. This figure has moved up from 2.5 in 2016.
Household size
View on map →In 6480, WA, 4 people is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 43%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 78.6% of families, while couples without children account for 32.1%. One-parent families are less common here than in most areas, at 10.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.7% —
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6480, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 6480, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6480/6480-wa/topic/family-households