2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2357, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2357, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes are common across postcode 2357, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This trend is driven by a high number of people living alone and a growing proportion of one-parent families compared to the rest of the state.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 2357, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2357, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Warrumbungle Shire | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.4% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This contributed to a slight drop in the average number of people per home since 2011, and two-person households are now the most common at 38.9%.
31.4% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2357, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.7% of the total, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. This proportion has risen by 5.0 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the largest group at 43.8%.
19.7% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2357, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (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 2357, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2357/2357-nsw/topic/family-households