2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2578, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2578, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in postcode 2578 have remained remarkably steady since 2011. The area is defined by smaller living arrangements, with a high number of people living alone and a typical home size that is smaller than the national figure.
2.2
→ 0.0%
- 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 2578, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2578, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Wingecarribee | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.6% of people live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.2 people, a figure much lower than most other areas.
30.6% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2578, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of families are couples without children, at 47.6%. One-parent families make up 12.6% of the total, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011 and is a little below the state average.
12.6% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2578, NSW, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 2578, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2578/2578-nsw/topic/family-households