3.0 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2087, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2087, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Three people per home is the typical size in postcode 2087, which is a little above the national figure. This area is dominated by larger households, with very few people living alone compared to other parts of the country.
3.0
▲ +3.4%
- 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 2087, NSW — higher than 93% of areas.
| 2087, NSW | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Northern Beaches | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 18.3% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the area has some of the highest household densities, with 26.4% of homes housing four people.
18.3% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2087, NSW splits fairly evenly between 4 people (26%) and 2 people (25%), with 1 person at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 72.9% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for just 9.1%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
9.1% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2087, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; 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 2087, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2087/2087-nsw/topic/family-households