2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2229, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2229, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Most homes in postcode 2229 are family-based, with 64.2% of families consisting of couples with children. This reflects a community where larger households are common and one-parent families are much less frequent than in other parts of the country.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 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 2229, NSW — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2229, NSW | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Sutherland Shire | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.6 people live in each home, which is higher than most areas. While two-person households are the most common at 31.5%, those living alone make up 24.7% of the area, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
24.7% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2229, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.8% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. The vast majority of families here are couples, with 64.2% having children and 24.2% without.
10.8% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2229, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 2229, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2229/2229-nsw/topic/family-households