1.9 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2629, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2629, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people in postcode 2629 live alone, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its small household sizes. The typical home here holds just 1.9 people, making it one of the lowest rates for the region.
1.9
▼ -9.5%
- 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 2629, NSW — lower than 95% of areas.
| 2629, NSW | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Snowy Monaro Regional | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is common here, with 39.3% of households consisting of one person, a figure that rose 11 points since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home size is well below the New South Wales average of 2.6 people.
39.3% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2629, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (45%) and 1 person (40%), with 3 people at 8%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 53%, while one-parent families are much less common than in most areas. At 7.6%, the proportion of single-parent homes is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
7.6% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2629, NSW, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 38%.
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 2629, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2629/2629-nsw/topic/family-households