2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2409, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2409, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher proportion of one-parent families live in postcode 2409 than in the rest of the state. This gap defines the local landscape, where 35% of families are headed by a single parent. Homes here also tend to be larger than average, with nearly three people per household.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 2409, NSW — higher than 89% of areas.
| 2409, NSW | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Moree Plains | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. While 27% of people live alone, this is slightly lower than it was in 2011.
27.0% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2409, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (28%) and 2 people (26%), with 4 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 35% of the total, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average of 14% and has risen steadily since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 44.5%.
35.0% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2409, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by One-parent families (35%) and Couples without children (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 2409, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2409/2409-nsw/topic/family-households