2.5 —
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6487, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6487, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families are far more common in postcode 6487 than in the rest of the state. This area sees 21.4% of families led by a single parent, which is well above the national figure. While most homes are now shared by 2.5 people, the number of single-parent households has jumped significantly over the last five years.
2.5
—
- 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 6487, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6487, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Trayning | 1.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in postcode 6487 now holds 2.5 people, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian and national averages. This is a notable increase from 2016, when there were only 1.9 people per home.
Household size
View on map →In 6487, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 6 or more (25%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 21.4% of the total, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and rose by 9.3 percentage points since 2016. Other family types include couples with children at 53.6% and couples without children at 25%.
21.4% —
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6487, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 6487, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6487/6487-wa/topic/family-households