2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2131, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2131, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define the daily life of postcode 2131, where the typical home holds only 2.3 people. This is a lower figure than most areas, driven by a high number of people living on their own.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 2131, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2131, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Inner West | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a typical home size that is a little below the New South Wales average.
32.1% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2131, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.6% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 13.0% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
13.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2131, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 2131, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2131/2131-nsw/topic/family-households