2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2025, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2025, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of residents in postcode 2025 live alone, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a smaller typical household size for the area compared to both the state and the rest of Australia.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 2025, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2025, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Woollahra | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.6% of people live by themselves, a rate much higher than most areas. Consequently, the typical home holds only 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
33.6% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2025, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.8% of families, while couples without children account for 34.2%. One-parent families represent 11.5% of the total, which is a little below the New South Wales average.
11.5% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2025, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 2025, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2025/2025-nsw/topic/family-households