2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2585, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2585, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 2585 than in most other similar areas. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 2585, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2585, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Hilltops | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 37% of residents live by themselves, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average of 25%. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why the area has fewer people per home than most other places.
37.0% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2585, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (32%), with 4 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.4% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 9.4%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
9.4% ▲ +119.2%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2585, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 2585, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2585/2585-nsw/topic/family-households