2.5 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6754, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6754, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in postcode 6754 since 2011, with a notable rise in single-person households. While family sizes have shrunk slightly over the last decade, the area remains a place where typical homes hold about 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -10.7%
- 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 6754, WA — higher than 57% of areas.
| 6754, WA | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Ashburton | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of residents now live alone, which is well above the national figure. This trend is a jump from 2011, though the typical home still holds 2.5 people, matching the Western Australian average.
29.9% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6754, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.4%. One-parent families account for 10.2%, a figure that is well below the national average despite rising since 2011.
10.2% ▲ +56.9%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6754, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 6754, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6754/6754-wa/topic/family-households