2165, NSW · Postcode

Family & Households in 2165, NSW

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 64.3% of families in postcode 2165. This is a family-focused area where homes are larger than usual, and far fewer people live alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 2165, NSW, Postcode

Where 2165, NSW sits — Average household size

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 2165, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
2165, NSW3.2
Fairfield 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.2 people per home, households here are larger than the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 19.4%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 25%.

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.

19.4% ▲ +6.0%

Lower than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 18.3%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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2165, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (24%) and 1 person (19%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.6% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and much higher than in most other similar areas.

19.6% ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 2165, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families is next at 20%.

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 2165, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2165/2165-nsw/topic/family-households