3.2 ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2557, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2557, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 2557 than in most other areas, with only 10.9% of households consisting of one person. This contributes to a high typical household size, making it a place where larger family groups are common.
3.2
▼ -5.9%
- 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 2557, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.
| 2557, NSW | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| Camden | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.2 people per household, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.5. This trend has edged down slightly since 2011, while the share of people living alone fell to 10.9%.
10.9% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2557, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are very common, making up 70.6% of all families. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.8%, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels.
10.8% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2557, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next 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 2557, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2557/2557-nsw/topic/family-households