2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2072, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2072, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 2072 compared to the rest of the country. This is a place where larger living arrangements are common, and 64% of families consist of couples with children.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 2072, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2072, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Ku-ring-gai | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes hold more than one person, with a typical 2.7 people per household. This is much higher than most areas, and means only 19.6% of residents live alone—a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
19.6% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2072, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the national figure and has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2072, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 2072, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2072/2072-nsw/topic/family-households