2.0 —
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6506, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6506, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero one-parent families live in postcode 6506, making it one of the lowest areas for this family type in the country. This small community is mostly made up of couples, and typical homes are much smaller than those in other parts of Western Australia.
2.0
—
- 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 6506, WA — lower than 90% of areas.
| 6506, WA | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Victoria Plains | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically smaller than the national figure, with just 2.0 people per home. While 25% of people live alone, this is a significant drop from the 38.1% recorded in 2016.
25.0% —
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6506, WA, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 25%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up over half of all families at 55.6%. The total absence of one-parent families is far below the 14.1% national average and represents a 7 point fall since 2016.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6506, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 63%; Couples with children is next at 38%.
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 6506, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6506/6506-wa/topic/family-households