2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6716, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6716, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest family group in postcode 6716, where 76.3% of families fit this description. While most households are family-based, there is a striking trend of more people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 6716, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6716, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Ashburton | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.3% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Despite this, the typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
33.3% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6716, WA, the largest group is 1 person at 32%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 4 people (22%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 4.6% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%. This low proportion has remained steady since 2011.
4.6% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6716, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 76%; Couples without children is next at 15%.
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 6716, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6716/6716-wa/topic/family-households