2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6758, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6758, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more one-parent families live in postcode 6758 than in most similar areas. This distinctive trend is seen in the 44.5% of families headed by a single parent, a figure that has jumped 26 percentage points since 2011.
2.9
→ 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 6758, WA — higher than 89% of areas.
| 6758, WA | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| East Pilbara | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than the national figure, with 2.9 people per household. At the same time, the proportion of people living alone has risen to 31.0%, which is well above the Western Australian average.
31.0% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6758, WA, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 6 or more (28%) and 2 people (22%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 44.5% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% national average. Couples with children represent 26.4% of families, while those without children account for 23.6%.
44.5% ▲ +146.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6758, WA, the largest group is One-parent families at 47%, followed by Couples with children (28%) and Couples without children (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 6758, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6758/6758-wa/topic/family-households