2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6517, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6517, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 6517 than in the rest of the country, with nearly 40% of households consisting of just one person. This creates a distinct living pattern for the area, where homes are typically much smaller than the state or national average.
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 6517, WA — lower than 90% of areas.
| 6517, WA | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Carnamah | 2.0 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds only 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This trend has grown since 2011, and single-person households now make up a high 39.8% of the area.
39.8% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6517, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (41%) and 2 people (41%), with 4 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 4.5% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. Most families here are couples, split almost evenly between those with children (45.7%) and those without (46.1%).
4.5% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6517, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (47%), with One-parent families at 5%.
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 6517, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6517/6517-wa/topic/family-households