2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6562, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6562, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 6562 compared to the rest of the country, making for a more family-oriented daily life. Most homes are shared, with the typical household containing 2.6 people, a figure that has edged up over the last decade.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 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 6562, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6562, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Northam | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 17.4% of people live alone, which is well below both the state and national figures. This is reflected in the home sizes, where two-person households are the most common at 41.9%.
17.4% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6562, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 54.5%. One-parent families account for 12.2% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
12.2% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6562, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 6562, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6562/6562-wa/topic/family-households