2060, NSW · Postcode

Family & Households in 2060, NSW

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.

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📍 2060, NSW, Postcode

Where 2060, NSW sits — Average household size

1.9 → 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 2060, NSW — lower than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
2060, NSW1.9
North Sydney 2.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.5% ▲ +3.0%

Higher than 94% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 39.4%
  • 2016: 37.0%
  • 2021: 40.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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2060, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (41%) and 2 people (39%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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2060, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (47%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 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