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.
2081, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2081, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are common in postcode 2081, where an average of 3.0 people live in each dwelling. This area is much more family-oriented than the national average, with very few people living on their own.
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 2081, NSW — higher than 93% of areas.
| 2081, NSW | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Hornsby | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with a typical size of 3.0 people, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.5. Only 14% of people live alone—far below the 25.6% national average—though this number has risen slightly since 2011.
14.0% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2081, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (26%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are headed by couples with children, who make up 70.5% of families. One-parent families account for 9.4%, which is well below both the state and national figures of around 14%.
9.4% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2081, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; 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 2081, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2081/2081-nsw/topic/family-households