2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6705, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6705, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in postcode 6705 are couples with children, making this the most common family type. While many homes are large, there is also a surprisingly high number of people living on their own.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 6705, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6705, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Upper Gascoyne | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is despite a very high 33.3% of people living alone, a rate well above both the state and national figures.
33.3% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6705, WA, the largest group is 1 person at 33%, followed by 2 people (22%) and 4 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.8% of the total, which is well above the Australian average. This is a significant drop from 2011, when that figure sat at 43.1%.
20.8% ▼ -51.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6705, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; One-parent families is next at 20%.
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 6705, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6705/6705-wa/topic/family-households