2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6521, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6521, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in postcode 6521 since 2011, though the area remains defined by a very low rate of one-parent families. This region has a strong presence of couples, with nearly half of all families having children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 6521, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6521, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Dandaragan | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas and matches the national figure. While two-person households are the most common at 43.8%, the proportion of people living alone rose to 23.2% over the last decade.
23.2% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6521, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Only 5.4% of families are led by one parent, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas, and it has fallen further since 2011.
5.4% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6521, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (50%) and Couples without children (45%), 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 6521, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6521/6521-wa/topic/family-households