3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2200, NSW · Postcode
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people share a home in postcode 2200 than in most similar areas, with a typical household holding 3.0 people. This is a family-focused region where large households are common and people living alone are much less frequent than across the country.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2200, NSW — higher than 93% of areas.
| 2200, NSW | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than the national figure, though the 3.0 people per home has edged down since 2011. Only 20.2% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.2% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
2200, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 1 person (20%), with 3 people at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 18.6% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011. Most families consist of couples with children, who make up 63.8% of the mix.
18.6% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 2200, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; One-parent families is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 2200, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2200/2200-nsw/topic/family-households