2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2049, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2049, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of people in postcode 2049 live alone, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area feel quite different from other parts of the state, with smaller household sizes and a high proportion of single-person homes.
2.2
▼ -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 2049, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2049, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Inner West | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011. This is driven by the 33.6% of residents living alone, a figure that rose by 2 points over the last decade.
33.6% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2049, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.1% of families, while one-parent families account for 11.0%. This last group is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures, and has fallen since 2011.
11.0% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2049, 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 2049, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2049/2049-nsw/topic/family-households