2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2040, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2040, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slight increase in household size has been seen across postcode 2040 since 2011. The area is now home to 2.4 people per dwelling, which is about the same as the national figure. Most households consist of couples with children, though a notable portion of the population lives alone.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 2040, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2040, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Inner West | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 32.9%. While 26.8% of people live alone—a little above the national figure—this is 1.3 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
26.8% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2040, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 11.5%, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
11.5% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2040, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 2040, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2040/2040-nsw/topic/family-households