3.2 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2086, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2086, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in postcode 2086 than in most similar areas, with 3.2 people per dwelling. This high density is driven by a strong presence of families and a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
3.2
▲ +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 2086, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.
| 2086, NSW | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| Northern Beaches | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than typical, with nearly 30% holding four people and the usual size edging up since 2011. Only 12.2% of households consist of one person, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
12.2% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2086, NSW splits fairly evenly between 4 people (30%) and 2 people (25%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 74.2%. Meanwhile, one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, sitting at 8.0% compared to the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
8.0% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2086, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 2086, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2086/2086-nsw/topic/family-households