2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6518, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6518, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families have risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 6518. This change stands out in an area where small households are the norm, with nearly half of all homes housing only two people.
2.1
→ 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 6518, WA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 6518, WA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Carnamah | 2.0 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 2.1 people live in the typical home, which is much lower than most areas. This is partly because 30.8% of people live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.
30.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6518, WA, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 34%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.4% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Couples without children are the most common family type at 60.9%.
16.4% ▲ +85.5%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6518, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 27%.
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 6518, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6518/6518-wa/topic/family-households