2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2141, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2141, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 2141 than in most similar areas, making it a place of larger households. This area has a strong focus on family living, with the typical home holding 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 2141, NSW — higher than 89% of areas.
| 2141, NSW | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Cumberland | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, household sizes here are among the highest at this level. Only 17.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average, though this has risen slightly since 2011.
17.7% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2141, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.6% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 13.3%, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
13.3% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2141, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 2141, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2141/2141-nsw/topic/family-households