2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2142, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2142, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes are more common in postcode 2142 than in most similar areas, with an average of 2.8 people per household. This stands out compared to the national figure of 2.5 people. Most residents live in family groups, which helps explain why fewer people live alone here than in other parts of the country.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 2142, NSW — higher than 86% of areas.
| 2142, NSW | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Cumberland | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.8 people per home, households here are much larger than in most similar areas, though this figure has edged down since 2011. About 24.2% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure and has remained steady for a decade.
24.2% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2142, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (24%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.1%, while one-parent families account for 14.1%. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
14.1% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2142, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 2142, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2142/2142-nsw/topic/family-households