3.0 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2221, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2221, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 2221 than in the rest of the country. This area is shaped by larger households, with a typical home holding 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
3.0
▲ +3.4%
- 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 2221, NSW — higher than 93% of areas.
| 2221, NSW | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Georges River | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With only 18.1% of people living alone, this figure is well below the Australian average of 25.6%. Home sizes have edged up slightly since 2011, and the most common household size is now two people at 26.9%.
18.1% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2221, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 27%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 67.9% of families. One-parent families account for 11.5% of the total, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
11.5% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2221, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; 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 2221, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2221/2221-nsw/topic/family-households