2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6564, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6564, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 6564 live alone, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a smaller typical household size than most other areas. While families are common, there has been a noticeable rise in single-person homes over the last decade.
2.3
→ 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 6564, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6564, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Northam | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.5. This is partly because 29.9% of residents live alone, a proportion that has risen 7.0 points since 2011.
29.9% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6564, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with or without children make up the vast majority of families in the area. One-parent families account for 13.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, though this has fallen 3.4 points since 2011.
13.5% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6564, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 13%.
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 6564, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6564/6564-wa/topic/family-households