3.6 ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 3.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6628, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6628, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 35.7% of families in postcode 6628 are one-parent families, which is far above the national figure. This area is defined by unusually large households and a high proportion of single-parent homes. Most homes here house more people than the typical Australian dwelling.
3.6
▲ +28.6%
- 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 6628, WA — higher than 99% of areas.
| 6628, WA | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Geraldton | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in postcode 6628 are crowded, with 3.6 people per home—well above the national figure of 2.5. This is among the highest rates for any similar area and has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, those living alone make up 23.4% of households, which is a little below the Western Australian average.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 35.7% of the total, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This has been a sharp increase over the last decade, rising by 31 percentage points since 2011.
Family composition
View on map →In 6628, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 39%, followed by One-parent families (33%) and Couples without children (28%).
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 6628, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6628/6628-wa/topic/family-households