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.
6603, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6603, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 32% of people in postcode 6603 live by themselves, a figure well above the national average. This creates a landscape where smaller households are common, though nearly half of all families still raise children together.
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 6603, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6603, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Wongan-Ballidu | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are smaller than in most other areas, with just 2.3 people per dwelling. This is driven by the high number of single-person households, which is much higher than the Western Australian figure of 25.4%.
32.5% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6603, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About 49.1% of families are couples with children, while 14.7% are one-parent families. This proportion of single parents is higher than in most areas and slightly above the state average.
14.7% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6603, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 6603, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6603/6603-wa/topic/family-households