3.2 —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.9
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6632, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6632, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than the national average define postcode 6632, where the typical home holds 3.2 people. This area has a very strong focus on family life, with couples with children making up 66.1% of all families.
3.2
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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 6632, WA — higher than 99% of areas.
| 6632, WA | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| Greater Geraldton | 2.4 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are much larger than those in the rest of Australia, though the typical size fell from 3.9 people in 2016 to 3.2 in 2021. Only 11.5% of people live alone, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%.
11.5% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6632, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 5 people (33%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 9.7% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen slightly by 1.7 percentage points since 2016.
9.7% —
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6632, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 6632, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6632/6632-wa/topic/family-households