2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2130, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2130, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes have become even more common in postcode 2130 since 2011. The area is now defined by a high number of single-person homes, with 34.2% of the population living alone. This makes the typical home here much smaller than those in most other Australian areas.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 2130, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2130, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Inner West | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in 2130 holds just 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure and a slight drop since 2011. This reflects a high number of single-person households, which at 34.2% is well above the New South Wales average.
34.2% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2130, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About 53% of families here are couples with children, while 33.5% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 11.8% of the total, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
11.8% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2130, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 2130, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2130/2130-nsw/topic/family-households