2.6 —
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2387, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2387, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of the families in postcode 2387 are couples with children. This region is characterised by larger households and fewer people living alone than in most other areas. Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is slightly above the national figure.
2.6
—
- 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 2387, NSW — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2387, NSW | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Walgett | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 40% of homes are shared by two people, while 22.6% of residents live alone. This last group is a little below the New South Wales average and has fallen since 2016.
22.6% —
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2387, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 10% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average but has risen by 10 points since 2016.
10.0% —
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2387, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 2387, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2387/2387-nsw/topic/family-households