2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2062, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2062, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in postcode 2062 than in 2011, though the area still has a much higher rate of single-person homes than most other places. This contributes to a typical home size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 2062, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2062, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| North Sydney | 2.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.6% of residents live alone, a rate well above the Australian average of 25.6%. This helps explain why homes here are much smaller than most areas, with only 2.2 people per household.
32.6% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2062, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 56.6%, while one-parent families account for 11.2%. This last figure is a little below the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2011.
11.2% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2062, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 2062, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2062/2062-nsw/topic/family-households