2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6606, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6606, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A surge in people living alone has reshaped the home life of postcode 6606 since 2011. This shift is seen in the 42.4% of residents now living by themselves, which is far above the national figure. These trends have left the area with smaller households than most other parts of the country.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 6606, WA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 6606, WA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Wongan-Ballidu | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with typically 2.1 people per dwelling. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5 and is partly due to the 42.4% of residents living alone, a figure that has risen 17 points since 2011.
42.4% ▲ +64.4%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6606, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (41%) and 2 people (36%), with 4 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families are couples with children (55.1%) or couples without (40.4%). One-parent families make up 11.2% of the area, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.2% ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6606, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 6606, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6606/6606-wa/topic/family-households