2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6522, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6522, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in postcode 6522 than in most other areas, with only 7.8% of families fitting this description. This low figure stands out against a wider trend where roughly 28.6% of all households are people living alone. Most homes here are occupied by couples, creating a stable but mixed residential profile.
2.4
→ 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 6522, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6522, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Mingenew | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.6% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical home has 2.4 people, a size that is about the same as the rest of Australia and has barely changed since 2011.
28.6% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6522, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 60.3%. The proportion of one-parent families is well below the Western Australian average, falling 5.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 7.8%.
7.8% ▼ -43.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6522, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 6522, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6522/6522-wa/topic/family-households