1.9 → 0.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2060, NSW · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 2060 than in most similar areas. This has created a community where the typical home is small, with only 1.9 people per household, a figure well below the national average of 2.5.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2060, NSW — lower than 95% of areas.
| 2060, NSW | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| North Sydney | 2.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 40.5% of people here live alone, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why household sizes are among the lowest at this level.
1.9 → 0.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
40.5% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
2060, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (41%) and 2 people (39%), with 3 people at 12%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 46.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.2%, which is well below the national average of 14.1%.
9.2% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
2060, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 2060, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2060/2060-nsw/topic/family-households