2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2120, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2120, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes with fewer people living alone make daily life in postcode 2120 feel very family-focused. The area is a hub for parents, with nearly 69% of families consisting of couples with children, contributing to a typical household size that is higher than the national figure.
2.9
→ 0.0%
- 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 2120, NSW — higher than 89% of areas.
| 2120, NSW | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Hornsby | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 2.9 people per household, a figure that has stayed steady since 2011. This is linked to the fact that only 16.6% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
16.6% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2120, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 68.7% of the total. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.9%, which is well below both the New South Wales and national figures.
9.9% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2120, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; 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 2120, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2120/2120-nsw/topic/family-households