2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2581, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2581, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 2581 than in most other similar areas. This region is defined by larger households and a strong presence of families, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 2581, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2581, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Upper Lachlan Shire | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with the typical number of people per home rising to 2.7 since 2011. Only 21.1% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
21.1% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2581, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 61.3%. One-parent families account for only 8.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
8.9% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2581, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 2581, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2581/2581-nsw/topic/family-households