2668, NSW · Postcode

Family & Households in 2668, NSW

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single-person homes and one-parent families set postcode 2668 apart from most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.4 people, the area has seen a notable rise in both people living alone and single-parent households since 2011.

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📍 2668, NSW, Postcode

Where 2668, NSW sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 2668, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
2668, NSW2.4
Bland 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A high 32.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6% and has grown since 2011. Two-person households are the most common, making up 37.3% of all homes.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.7% ▲ +12.6%

Higher than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 28.0%
  • 2021: 32.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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2668, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.8% of the area, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. This has risen sharply by 8.5 percentage points over the last decade.

18.8% ▲ +83.3%

Higher than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 2668, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 2668, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2668/2668-nsw/topic/family-households