2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6514, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6514, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 6514 than a decade ago, contributing to a shrinking household size. This area is now defined by small living arrangements, with the typical home holding just two people.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 6514, WA — lower than 90% of areas.
| 6514, WA | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Coorow | 2.1 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here has only 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 35.4% of people live alone—a rate far above the Western Australian average and one that has risen since 2011.
35.4% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6514, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (7%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the majority of families at 59.0%. Meanwhile, one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, falling to 6.8% in 2021, which is well below the national figure.
6.8% ▼ -49.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6514, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 59%; Couples with 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 6514, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6514/6514-wa/topic/family-households