3.0 ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6765, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6765, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live in each home here than in most similar areas, making postcode 6765 stand out for its large households. While there is a high number of one-parent families, nearly 30% of residents now live alone.
3.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 6765, WA — higher than 93% of areas.
| 6765, WA | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Derby-West Kimberley | 2.9 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. However, the number of people living alone has risen to 29.2%, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
29.2% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →6765, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 person (30%) and 2 people (26%), with 6 or more at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.2% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is one of the highest proportions for this area type, though it has fallen since 2011.
26.2% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6765, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families is next at 26%.
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 6765, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6765/6765-wa/topic/family-households