3.3 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5
- 2016: 3.5
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2177, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2177, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well above the national figure of 2.5, the typical home in postcode 2177 holds 3.3 people. This is one of the highest rates for the area, reflecting a community where large households are the norm. Most homes are occupied by families, with very few people living on their own.
3.3
▼ -5.7%
- 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 2177, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.
| 2177, NSW | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| Fairfield | 3.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 13.3% of people here live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. While this number rose slightly since 2011, the area remains dominated by larger groups, with 23% of homes holding two people and nearly 22% holding four.
13.3% ▲ +35.1%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2177, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (23%) and 4 people (22%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.6% of the area, a figure well above the 14.1% national average. This has risen since 2011 and sits alongside couples with children, who form the largest group at 61.5%.
22.6% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2177, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 23%.
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 2177, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2177/2177-nsw/topic/family-households