2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6726, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6726, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more one-parent families live in postcode 6726 than in the rest of the state. This trend is a standout feature of the area, where 20.4% of families are led by a single parent. Overall, homes here are larger than in most similar areas, with a typical household of 2.7 people.
2.7
→ 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 6726, WA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 6726, WA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Broome | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in 6726 holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. While 23.9% of people live alone—a figure that rose 4.9 percentage points since 2011—the most common household size is two people at 32.6%.
23.9% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6726, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.4% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen 2.0 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 53.9%.
20.4% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6726, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 6726, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6726/6726-wa/topic/family-households