2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2579, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2579, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer one-parent families live in postcode 2579 than the national average, with only 10.7% of families fitting this description. This area sees a strong presence of couples with children, and the typical home is shared by 2.5 people.
2.5
→ 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 2579, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2579, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Goulburn Mulwaree | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 23.5% of people here live alone, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 39.2% of all households.
23.5% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2579, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 53.3%. The proportion of one-parent families is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%, and has fallen since 2011.
10.7% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2579, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 2579, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2579/2579-nsw/topic/family-households