2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6566, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6566, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A little over a quarter of all households in postcode 6566 are now single-person homes, a figure that has risen steadily since 2011. This area is mostly made up of small households, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 6566, WA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 6566, WA | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Toodyay | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, with 45.9% holding two people and 28.7% just one. This means the typical home size is much lower than most areas and has fallen from 2.4 people in 2011.
28.7% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6566, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 45.4%, followed by couples with children at 39.6%. One-parent families make up 13.9% of the total, which is higher than most areas.
13.9% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6566, WA, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 6566, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6566/6566-wa/topic/family-households