2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6528, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6528, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in postcode 6528, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is lower than the national figure and reflects a growing trend of people living alone in the area.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 6528, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6528, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Geraldton | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common at 41.5%, while those living alone make up 26.1% of the area. This share of single-person homes has risen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
26.1% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6528, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families here, at 54.0%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 9.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
9.1% ▼ -41.6%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6528, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 6528, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6528/6528-wa/topic/family-households