3.1 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2143, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2143, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 66.3% of families in postcode 2143, marking it as a strong area for family life. The community is characterised by larger-than-usual households and a very low number of people living alone.
3.1
▲ +3.3%
- 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 2143, NSW — higher than 96% of areas.
| 2143, NSW | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are quite crowded, with 3.1 people per house, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 20% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
20.0% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2143, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 1 person (20%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.1% of the area, which is higher than most similar places. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 14%, though it has fallen since 2011.
15.1% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2143, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 2143, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2143/2143-nsw/topic/family-households