2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2217, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2217, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live in each home in postcode 2217 than in most similar areas. While the typical household size is 2.5 people, the area has a diverse mix of living arrangements, with nearly 60% of families consisting of couples with children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 2217, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2217, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Bayside | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 26.3% of people live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
26.3% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2217, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.5% of families, while 26.1% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.5%, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
12.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2217, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 2217, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2217/2217-nsw/topic/family-households