2119, NSW · Postcode

Family & Households in 2119, NSW

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three people per home is the common experience in postcode 2119, which is a little above the national figure. This area is dominated by large family groups, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 2119, NSW, Postcode

Where 2119, 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 2119, NSW — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
2119, NSW3.0
Hornsby 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Households here are among the largest for similar areas, with 3.0 people per home. This helps explain why only 14.5% of people live alone, a figure that is far below the 25.6% national average.

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.

14.5% ▲ +22.8%

Lower than 93% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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2119, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 71.0%. Only 7.2% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

7.2% ▲ +3.8%

Lower than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 2119, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 2119, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2119/2119-nsw/topic/family-households