3.1 ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2559, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2559, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are common in postcode 2559, where an average of 3.1 people live in each home. This is a little above the national figure and reflects a community where more people share their living spaces compared to other areas.
3.1
▼ -11.4%
- 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 2559, NSW — higher than 96% of areas.
| 2559, NSW | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Campbelltown | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than in most areas, though the number of people per home has dipped from 3.5 in 2011 to 3.1. Only 20.9% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
20.9% ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2559, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (21%) and 1 person (21%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 33.4% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. While this remains among the highest levels for similar areas, it has fallen 14 points since 2011.
33.4% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2559, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 33%.
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 2559, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2559/2559-nsw/topic/family-households