2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6501, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6501, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 6501 are couples with children. This makes it a family-focused area where homes are generally larger than in most other places. Only 17.6% of people live alone, which is much lower than the national figure.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 6501, WA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 6501, WA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Chittering | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.7 people. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which fell to 17.6% since 2011 and remains well below the Western Australian average.
17.6% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6501, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.1% of families, while couples without children account for 33.4%. One-parent families represent 10.9% of the total, a figure that is lower than most areas but has risen since 2011.
10.9% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6501, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 6501, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6501/6501-wa/topic/family-households