2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6502, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6502, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 45.8% of families in postcode 6502 are couples with children. This area has a mix of family types and household sizes that largely match state and national patterns. The typical home here houses about two or three people.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 6502, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6502, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Chittering | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 43.5% of households have two people, the number of people living alone has risen slightly since 2011 to 23.6%.
23.6% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6502, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 40.3% of families. One-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
12.2% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6502, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 6502, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6502/6502-wa/topic/family-households