3.2 → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2166, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2166, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much larger typical household size defines postcode 2166, where 3.2 people live per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This area is notably different from the rest of the country, with far more single-parent families and fewer people living alone.
3.2
→ 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 2166, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.
| 2166, NSW | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| Fairfield | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.2 people per home, households here are among the largest in the region and well above the Australian average. This is reflected in the fact that only 18.5% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national rate of 25.6%.
18.5% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →No single group dominates in 2166, NSW — 2 people leads at 24%, ahead of 3 people (19%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 24.5% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. These families, along with couples with children who make up 58% of the total, drive the high number of residents per household.
24.5% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2166, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; One-parent families is next at 25%.
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 2166, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2166/2166-nsw/topic/family-households