2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2170, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2170, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Average household sizes have edged down since 2011 in postcode 2170, though homes here remain larger than most. The area is defined by a strong presence of families, with 65.4% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 2170, NSW — higher than 89% of areas.
| 2170, NSW | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, households here are among the largest in the country and sit a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 21.5%, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
21.5% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2170, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 1 person (22%), with 4 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.2% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and much higher than in most similar areas. This proportion has remained steady since 2011.
17.2% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2170, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 2170, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2170/2170-nsw/topic/family-households