2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2621, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2621, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in postcode 2621 than in the rest of the country, with only 13.8% of households being single-person homes. This gap highlights a community where larger households are the norm, with the typical home holding nearly three people. The area is dominated by families, particularly couples raising children.
2.9
→ 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 2621, NSW — higher than 89% of areas.
| 2621, NSW | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the breakdown, where over half of all homes house three or more people.
13.8% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2621, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 65.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families make up only 7.5% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
7.5% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2621, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 2621, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2621/2621-nsw/topic/family-households