2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2648, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2648, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 46% of families in postcode 2648 are couples with children. This is the most common family type in the area, though the overall community is marked by a high number of people living on their own. These trends contribute to a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the state.
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 2648, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2648, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Wentworth | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high 32.1% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because so many people live by themselves, the typical home in postcode 2648 has just 2.2 people, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
32.1% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2648, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 12.3% of the total, which is a little below the New South Wales average. This figure has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
12.3% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2648, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (12%).
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 2648, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2648/2648-nsw/topic/family-households