2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2009, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2009, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 33% of people live alone in postcode 2009, a rate well above the national figure. This high number of single-person households means the area has much smaller homes than most, with just 2.1 people per household. These figures describe a place where small, independent living is very common.
2.1
→ 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 2009, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2009, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 1.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 33% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is well above the NSW average. This helps explain why the typical home in the area is small, containing only 2.1 people, which is lower than most other areas.
32.9% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2009, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 47.6%, while 39% of families have children. One-parent families make up 11.4% of the total, which is a little below the national and state figures.
11.4% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2009, NSW, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 2009, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2009/2009-nsw/topic/family-households