2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2020, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2020, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families have fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2020. This shift is part of a broader trend where nearly half of all families now consist of couples with children. The area remains a strong hub for family living, with far fewer people living alone than the national average.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 2020, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2020, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Bayside | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in the area hold 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 21.7% of residents live alone, a rate well below both the state and national averages.
21.7% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2020, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.3% of families, while couples without children account for 37.8%. Only 9.6% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.6% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2020, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 2020, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2020/2020-nsw/topic/family-households