3.4 ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2661, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2661, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A huge gap exists between postcode 2661 and the rest of the country, with an unusually high 3.4 people living in each home. This area is dominated by large households, as almost no one lives alone here.
3.4
▲ +13.3%
- 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 2661, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.
| 2661, NSW | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 3.4 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5 and has risen since 2011. No one in the area lives alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2661, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 5 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 74.4% of families here. One-parent families account for 7.7%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%, though this has risen since 2011.
7.7% ▲ +361.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2661, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 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 2661, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2661/2661-nsw/topic/family-households