2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2587, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2587, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much fewer people share a home in postcode 2587 than in most other areas. This reflects a trend toward smaller living arrangements, where the typical home now holds just 2.2 people.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 2587, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2587, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Hilltops | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is common here, with 32.1% of people in single-person households, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical household size is much lower than in most areas.
32.1% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2587, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.7% of families, while couples without children account for 35.9%. One-parent families make up 14.4% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas.
14.4% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2587, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 2587, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2587/2587-nsw/topic/family-households