2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6609, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6609, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are common in postcode 6609, where the typical home holds 2.6 people. This area has a strong presence of families, with nearly 64% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.6
▲ +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 6609, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6609, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Dalwallinu | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, a trend that has grown since 2011. While 25.9% of people live alone, the most common household size is two people, making up 33.8% of the total.
25.9% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6609, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 6.9% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has remained steady since 2011.
6.9% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6609, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 6609, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6609/6609-wa/topic/family-households