2.4 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6568, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6568, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical household in postcode 6568 is most likely a couple, with many families raising children together. The area has a very low rate of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country. Most homes are small to mid-sized, with the typical resident living in a house of two or three people.
2.4
▼ -14.3%
- 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 6568, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6568, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Victoria Plains | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 25.7% of people here live alone, which is about the same as the national figure. While most homes hold two people, the overall number of people per home has moved down from 2.8 in 2011 to 2.4.
25.7% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6568, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.2% of families, while one-parent families account for just 5.5%. This last figure is well below both the Western Australian and national averages.
5.5% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6568, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 6568, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6568/6568-wa/topic/family-households