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.
2668, NSW · Postcode
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.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2668, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2668, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Bland | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.7% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
2668, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 14%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In 2668, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (19%).
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