2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2145, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2145, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are a standout feature for postcode 2145, which has some of the highest numbers of people per household in its class. Most residents live in family settings, with nearly 69% of families consisting of couples with children. This creates a community where large households are common and living alone is relatively rare.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 2145, NSW — higher than 89% of areas.
| 2145, NSW | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Cumberland | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.9 people, a figure that is a little above the national average and has edged up since 2011. This helps explain why only 18.9% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
18.9% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2145, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (22%), with 3 people at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 68.7% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 11.5% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
11.5% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2145, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 2145, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2145/2145-nsw/topic/family-households