2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2590, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2590, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller households than most similar areas define postcode 2590, where only 2.2 people live in the typical home. This area has a notably high number of people living alone, which helps explain why home sizes are smaller than both the state and national figures.
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 2590, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2590, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A third of residents (33.2%) live alone, a figure that is well above the national average of 25.6% and has risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 39.8%, contributing to a typical household size that is a little below the New South Wales figure.
33.2% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2590, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 43.8% of families here, while couples without children account for 39.3%. One-parent families are much more common than in most similar areas, representing 15.9% of families, which is a little above the Australian average.
15.9% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2590, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 16%.
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 2590, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2590/2590-nsw/topic/family-households