2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6710, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6710, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 6710 compared to most other areas. This is a place where over half of all families include children, and the typical home holds about 2.4 people.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 6710, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6710, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Ashburton | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 39.7%. The share of people living alone has dropped significantly to 23.4%, which is a 12 point fall since 2011 and a little below the national figure.
23.4% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6710, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.4% of the area, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This is a notable decrease from 2011, when one-parent families accounted for 18% of the total.
10.4% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6710, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 6710, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6710/6710-wa/topic/family-households