3.1 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2231, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2231, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 67.1% of families in postcode 2231, marking it as a strong family hub. This area has some of the highest household occupancy rates in the region, with an average of 3.1 people per home.
3.1
▲ +3.3%
- 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 2231, NSW — higher than 96% of areas.
| 2231, NSW | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Sutherland Shire | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with the typical household holding 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This trend is mirrored by a low number of people living alone, at just 15.9%, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
15.9% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2231, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (24%), with 1 person at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 13.4% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages. This proportion has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
13.4% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2231, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 2231, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2231/2231-nsw/topic/family-households