2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2361, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2361, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 2361 than in 2011, with 32.7% of households now consisting of just one person. This shift toward smaller living arrangements means the typical home here holds only 2.2 people, which is much lower than in most other areas.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 2361, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2361, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Inverell | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.7% of residents live by themselves, a figure that is well above the national mark of 25.6%. This high rate of single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size has fallen to 2.2 people, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
32.7% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2361, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.6% of the total, a proportion that is well above the Australian average of 14.1% and has risen since 2011. Couples with children and those without children are almost equally common, at 41.7% and 40.0% respectively.
18.6% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2361, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (41%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 18%.
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 2361, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2361/2361-nsw/topic/family-households