2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2659, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2659, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Two-person households are the most common living arrangement in postcode 2659, making up 44.5% of all homes. This area is seeing a shift toward smaller living groups, as the typical number of people per home has fallen since 2011 to 2.3.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 2659, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2659, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hume Shire | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Fewer people live in each home here than in most other areas, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This trend is linked to a rise in people living alone, which now accounts for 26.2% of households.
26.2% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2659, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.2% of the area, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 8.3 percentage points since 2011. Couples with children are the largest family group at 45.7%.
17.2% ▲ +93.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2659, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 2659, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2659/2659-nsw/topic/family-households