2.1 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2015, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2015, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in postcode 2015 are couples without children, making this the most common family type. The area is defined by small households, with 34.1% of people living alone. This makes the typical home much smaller than in most other areas.
2.1
▲ +5.0%
- 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 2015, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2015, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 1.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 41.3%, while 34.1% of people live alone, a figure well above the national average. Because of this, there are only 2.1 people per home, which is much lower than most areas.
34.1% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2015, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples without children make up 47.4% of the area. One-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas, making up only 8.7% of families, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
8.7% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2015, NSW, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (9%).
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 2015, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2015/2015-nsw/topic/family-households