2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2386, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2386, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 6% of families in postcode 2386 are headed by a single parent, a figure well below the national average. This area is primarily made up of couples, with a tendency toward larger households and far fewer people living alone compared to other parts of the country.
2.5
▲ +8.7%
- 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 2386, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2386, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Walgett | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure and has risen since 2011. Fewer people live alone here than in most areas, and this has fallen sharply from 32.8% in 2011 to 21.8%.
21.8% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2386, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples are the norm, with 50.8% having children and 42.2% without. Single-parent families make up only 6% of the total, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 14%.
6.0% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2386, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
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 2386, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2386/2386-nsw/topic/family-households