3.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8
- 2016: 3.7
- 2021: 3.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6799, OT · Postcode
Family & Households in 6799, OT
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in postcode 6799 holds 3.8 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This area is defined by large households and a very low number of people living alone. Most homes are occupied by families, with few single-person households compared to the rest of the country.
3.8
→ 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 6799, OT — higher than 99% of areas.
| 6799, OT | 3.8 |
|---|---|
| Cocos Islands | 3.8 |
| Other Territories | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.8 people per home, household sizes here are among the highest at this level and have barely changed since 2011. This is reflected in the low 7.4% of people living alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
7.4% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6799, OT, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 6 or more (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.2% of families in the area. Only 2.7% are one-parent families, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 14.1% and has remained steady since 2011.
2.7% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6799, OT, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 6799, OT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6799/6799-ot/topic/family-households