2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2146, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2146, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in postcode 2146, making it an area where larger households are common. This trend is driven by a high number of families with children and far fewer people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.9
→ 0.0%
- 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 2146, NSW — higher than 89% of areas.
| 2146, NSW | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Parramatta | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, this area has some of the highest household sizes for its level. This is consistent with the fact that only 17.6% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
17.6% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2146, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (22%), with 3 people at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 67.8%. One-parent families account for 11.9%, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average and has fallen since 2011.
11.9% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2146, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; 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 2146, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2146/2146-nsw/topic/family-households