2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2212, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2212, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share each home in postcode 2212 than in most other areas, with 2.9 people per dwelling. This reflects a community where large households are common and fewer people live on their own compared to the national average.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 2212, NSW — higher than 89% of areas.
| 2212, NSW | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 20.6% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%. This low rate of single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size is a little above the national average.
20.6% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2212, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 64.2%, while one-parent families are much more common here than in most areas at 16.4%.
16.4% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2212, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 2212, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2212/2212-nsw/topic/family-households