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.
6743, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6743, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define postcode 6743. One-parent families are especially common here, making up 23.6% of all families, which is well above the national figure.
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 6743, WA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 6743, WA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Wyndham-East Kimberley | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. About 24.7% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
24.7% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6743, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are among the highest at this level, making up 23.6% of the total and rising 4.4 points since 2011. This is far above the state figure of 13.5%. Other common family types include couples with children at 50.5% and couples without children at 23.8%.
23.6% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6743, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next 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 6743, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6743/6743-wa/topic/family-households