2.1 —
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6616, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6616, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all residents in postcode 6616 live alone, a figure far above the national average. This results in a small typical household size for the area, which has remained steady over the last few years.
2.1
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- 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 6616, WA — lower than 86% of areas.
| 6616, WA | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Perenjori | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Over 54% of people here live by themselves, which is far above the 25.6% seen across Australia. Because of this, the typical home in postcode 6616 has 2.1 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In 6616, WA, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 23%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52% of families, while 28% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average but has risen since 2016.
12.0% —
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6616, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 6616, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6616/6616-wa/topic/family-households