2073, NSW · Postcode

Family & Households in 2073, NSW

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share their homes in postcode 2073 than in most similar areas. This is a place where large households are the norm and very few people live on their own. About 72% of families here are couples with children.

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📍 2073, NSW, Postcode

Where 2073, NSW sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -3.2%
  • 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 2073, NSW — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
2073, NSW3.0
Ku-ring-gai 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 13.5% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 ▼ -3.2%

Higher than 93% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.5% ▲ +1.8%

Lower than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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2073, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with one parent make up 8.3% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other areas.

8.3% ▲ +8.0%

Lower than 84% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 2073, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 2073, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2073/2073-nsw/topic/family-households