2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6620, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6620, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in postcode 6620 than in most other similar areas. This trend has grown quickly, with 32% of households now consisting of just one person. As a result, the typical home here is smaller than the state and national figures.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 6620, WA — lower than 71% of areas.
| 6620, WA | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Perenjori | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households have jumped 14 points since 2011 to reach 32%, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This shift has pushed the typical number of people per home down to 2.3, lower than most areas.
32.0% ▲ +73.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6620, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.4% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.8% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.
10.8% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6620, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 6620, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6620/6620-wa/topic/family-households