2.6 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6760, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6760, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than four in ten people live alone in postcode 6760, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a varied living landscape where a high number of single-person households exists alongside larger homes containing six or more people.
2.6
▼ -13.3%
- 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 6760, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6760, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| East Pilbara | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes hold 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure but down from 3.0 in 2011. One-person households are very common here, making up 42.1% of all homes, a share that has risen since the last census.
42.1% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6760, WA, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (21%) and 6 or more (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are much more common here than in the rest of Australia, making up 28.7% of families. While this is still far above the national average, the figure fell by 15 points since 2011.
28.7% ▼ -33.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6760, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by One-parent families (29%) and Couples without children (20%).
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 6760, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6760/6760-wa/topic/family-households