2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2038, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2038, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people live alone in postcode 2038, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This reflects a smaller typical household size than most other Australian areas. While many residents live solo, the area still has a strong presence of couples with children.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 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 2038, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2038, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Inner West | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with 2.3 people per household. This is a little below the national figure, though the number has edged up since 2011. About 33.2% of households have two people, while 31.5% consist of a single person.
31.5% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2038, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.3% of the area, which is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%. This figure has fallen since 2011. Most families here are couples with children, who make up 59% of the total.
9.3% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2038, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 2038, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2038/2038-nsw/topic/family-households