1.5 ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6640, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6640, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all homes in postcode 6640 are occupied by a single person. This is a stark contrast to the rest of the state, creating a landscape where small households are the norm. The area has a very high proportion of people living alone, far exceeding national trends.
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 6640, WA — lower than 99% of areas.
| 6640, WA | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Cue | 1.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is common here, with 58.6% of people in their own home—a figure that rose 13 points since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home holds just 1.5 people, which is far below the national figure of 2.5.
58.6% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6640, WA, 1 person is the majority at 57%; 2 people is next at 36%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.1% of the area, which is well above both the state and national figures. Most other families are couples without children, who account for 72.3% of the total.
19.1% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6640, WA, Couples without children is the majority at 65%; Couples with children is next at 17%.
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 6640, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6640/6640-wa/topic/family-households