3.2 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2198, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2198, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in postcode 2198 than in most other areas. This is a place of large households, where 3.2 people live in the typical home, a figure well above the national average of 2.5. It is a strong family hub with very few people living on their own.
3.2
▲ +3.2%
- 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 2198, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.
| 2198, NSW | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 3.2 people, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and has edged up since 2011. Only 14.6% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
14.6% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2198, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 66.6% of families, while one-parent families account for 16.8%. This last group is much higher than in most areas and is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
16.8% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2198, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; 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 2198, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2198/2198-nsw/topic/family-households