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.
2161, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2161, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slight rise in the number of people per home since 2011 shows that households in postcode 2161 are becoming more crowded. The area is now defined by larger living arrangements, with the typical home holding 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure.
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 2161, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.
| 2161, NSW | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| Cumberland | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are among the most crowded at this level, with the typical household holding 3.2 people. This explains why only 22.5% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the Australian average.
22.5% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2161, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 1 person (23%), with 4 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children (67.4%), though one-parent families make up 17.4% of the total. This last figure is well above both the state and national averages.
17.4% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2161, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families 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 2161, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2161/2161-nsw/topic/family-households