2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2405, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2405, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over a third of all homes in postcode 2405 are occupied by people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a community where single-person households are very common, though most families who do live here are couples with children.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 2405, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2405, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Moree Plains | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.8% of people live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the New South Wales average of 25%. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
33.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2405, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (31%), with 4 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 8.7%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
8.7% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2405, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 2405, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2405/2405-nsw/topic/family-households