3.3 ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 3.4
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2176, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2176, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living in each home since 2011, but the typical household in postcode 2176 remains much larger than the national figure. It is a place where large families are the norm, with an average of 3.3 people per home.
3.3
▼ -2.9%
- 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 2176, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.
| 2176, NSW | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| Fairfield | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.3 people per home, this area has some of the highest household sizes in the region. This is far above the national figure of 2.5, which helps explain why only 12.6% of people live alone—a rate far below the Australian average.
12.6% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2176, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are couples with children, making up 66.8% of the total. Single-parent families account for 15.5% of the area, which is much higher than most other areas and slightly above the national figure.
15.5% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2176, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children 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 2176, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2176/2176-nsw/topic/family-households