2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2042, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2042, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A small increase in people living alone has shaped the household landscape of postcode 2042 since 2011. The area is now defined by a high number of single-person homes, with the typical household containing just 2.1 people.
2.1
→ 0.0%
- 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 2042, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2042, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Inner West | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.5% of residents live alone, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household size is much lower than most areas.
35.5% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2042, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with or without children make up the vast majority of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 9.6%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.6% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2042, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 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 2042, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2042/2042-nsw/topic/family-households