3.4 ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.5
- 2021: 3.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2178, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2178, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes have become more common in postcode 2178, where the number of people per household has edged up since 2011. This area now sees far fewer people living alone than the national average, as the typical home is significantly larger than those in the rest of the country.
3.4
▲ +3.0%
- 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 2178, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.
| 2178, NSW | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| Penrith | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here holds 3.4 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This contributes to a very low rate of people living alone, at just 13.3%, which is far below the New South Wales average of 25%.
13.3% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2178, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 4 people (15%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 67.3% of families, while one-parent families account for 11.8%. This latter group has seen a rise of 3.1 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
11.8% ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2178, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children 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 2178, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2178/2178-nsw/topic/family-households