2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6503, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6503, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the biggest group in postcode 6503, accounting for 54.9% of all families. This area is characterized by larger households than most similar places. Overall, family life here is more stable than the national average, with a notably low number of single-parent homes.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 6503, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6503, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Gingin | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in the area holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Australia, and this trend has fallen slightly since 2011.
23.1% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6503, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 9.4% of the total, a figure well below both the Western Australian and national averages. This is the smallest major family group, while couples without children make up 35% of families.
9.4% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6503, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 6503, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6503/6503-wa/topic/family-households