3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2126, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2126, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Very few people live alone in postcode 2126, where only 11.3% of households are single-person homes. This is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most residents live in larger groups, making it an area defined by family-based living.
3.1
▼ -3.1%
- 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 2126, NSW — higher than 96% of areas.
| 2126, NSW | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Hornsby | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This trend is consistent with the fact that 27.6% of homes house four people, while the proportion of people living alone remains among the lowest in the region.
11.3% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2126, NSW splits fairly evenly between 4 people (28%) and 2 people (27%), with 3 people at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 73.4% of all families. Only 7.3% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
7.3% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2126, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 2126, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2126/2126-nsw/topic/family-households