2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6713, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6713, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are the norm in postcode 6713, where an average of 2.9 people live in each home. This is a family-focused area where few people live by themselves and the vast majority of homes are occupied by couples with children.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 6713, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6713, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Karratha | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, household sizes here are among the highest at this level and a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 15.7% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national average.
15.7% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6713, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 74.4% of families, while one-parent families are among the lowest at this level at 4.8%. This figure is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
4.8% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6713, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 6713, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6713/6713-wa/topic/family-households