2.9 ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6718, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6718, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Some of the largest households in the region are found in postcode 6718, where an average of 2.9 people live in each home. This is a family-heavy area with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
▼ -14.7%
- 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 6718, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6718, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Karratha | 2.8 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 21% of households are made up of one person, a rate that is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
21.0% ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6718, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 34.3% of the total, which is far above the state average of 13.5%. This is one of the highest proportions of single-parent families among similar areas, and the figure has risen since 2011.
34.3% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →6718, WA splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (34%), with Couples without children at 24%.
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 6718, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6718/6718-wa/topic/family-households