2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2140, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2140, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share their homes in postcode 2140 than in most other areas. This is a family-heavy region where 56.4% of households are couples with children, contributing to a typical household size of 2.6 people.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 2140, NSW — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2140, NSW | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Strathfield | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The number of people living alone is well below the national figure of 25.6%, at just 21.5%. While this has risen since 2011, most homes still house multiple people, with 33.4% containing two people and 22.1% containing three.
21.5% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2140, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 10.1% of the area, which is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%. This figure has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
10.1% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2140, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 2140, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2140/2140-nsw/topic/family-households