1.5 ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 1.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6639, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6639, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 6639 than in most similar areas. Over half of all households consist of just one person, creating a landscape where single-person homes are the norm rather than the exception.
1.5
▼ -25.0%
- 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 6639, WA — lower than 99% of areas.
| 6639, WA | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Sandstone | 1.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 51.2% of people live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6% and has risen 17 points since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home has only 1.5 people, much lower than the Australian average of 2.5.
51.2% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6639, WA, 1 person is the majority at 59%; 2 people is next at 41%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is rare here, with 100% of families being couples without children. Consequently, one-parent families make up 0.0% of the area, far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6639, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 100%.
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 6639, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6639/6639-wa/topic/family-households