2.8 ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6728, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6728, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of families in postcode 6728 are headed by a single parent, a figure far above the national average. This area has a distinct mix of living arrangements, with a high number of people living alone alongside homes that typically hold more people than the usual Australian household.
2.8
▼ -12.5%
- 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 6728, WA — higher than 86% of areas.
| 6728, WA | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Derby-West Kimberley | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure. Despite this, the typical home still holds 2.8 people, though this is down from 3.2 in 2011.
30.1% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6728, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (30%) and 2 people (28%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 26.6% of the total, which is far above the Western Australian average of 13.5%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 48.8%.
26.6% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6728, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (27%) and Couples without children (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 6728, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6728/6728-wa/topic/family-households