2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6714, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6714, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 70% of families in postcode 6714 are couples with children, making it a place where family-based living is the dominant story. This is reflected in the high number of people per home, which is much higher than in most other areas.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 6714, WA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 6714, WA | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Karratha | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With a typical 2.8 people per home, households here are a little larger than the national figure of 2.5. While 21.9% of people live alone—a figure that has risen since 2011—this is still well below the Australian average.
21.9% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6714, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.2% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This small proportion is consistent with the high number of couples with children living here.
8.2% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6714, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; 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 6714, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6714/6714-wa/topic/family-households