3.2 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2157, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2157, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in postcode 2157 than in most other areas, with a typical household containing 3.2 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5. The area is dominated by families, with very few residents living on their own.
3.2
▲ +3.2%
- 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 2157, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.
| 2157, NSW | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| The Hills Shire | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, and the number of people per household has edged up since 2011. Only 12.7% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
12.7% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2157, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 66.7%. One-parent families account for 9.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.
9.9% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2157, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 2157, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2157/2157-nsw/topic/family-households