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.
2631, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2631, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much lower household sizes than most similar areas define postcode 2631. The area has a high proportion of people living alone, with 37.6% of households consisting of just one person. This trend has strengthened since 2011, contributing to a typical home size of 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 2631, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2631, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Snowy Monaro Regional | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A far higher share of residents live alone compared to the New South Wales figure of 25%, a number that rose 10 points since 2011. Consequently, the typical home here has 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
37.6% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2631, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (35%), with 4 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54% of families, while one-parent families account for 9.5%. This last figure is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen 2 points since 2011.
9.5% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2631, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 2631, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2631/2631-nsw/topic/family-households