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.
2021, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2021, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher proportion of people live alone in postcode 2021 than in the rest of the country. This creates a distinct profile where households are much smaller than usual, with a typical home holding just 2.1 people. These figures stand in stark contrast to both the state and national averages.
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 2021, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2021, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 1.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 38.6% of people here live alone, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. This explains why the typical household size of 2.1 people is much lower than in most other areas.
38.6% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2021, NSW, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families consist of couples with children, while 37.7% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 10.1% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
10.1% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2021, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 2021, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2021/2021-nsw/topic/family-households