2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2626, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2626, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in postcode 2626 than in 2011, marking a shift in how the area's homes are used. This region is now defined by larger living arrangements, with a typical home holding 2.5 people.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 2626, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2626, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Snowy Monaro Regional | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 16.1% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This is a notable drop from 2011, when 22% of people lived by themselves. Two-person households are the most common, making up 43% of the total.
16.1% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2626, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 48.9%. Single-parent families account for 9.0% of the total, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the 14.1% national average.
9.0% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2626, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 40%.
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 2626, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2626/2626-nsw/topic/family-households