2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2681, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2681, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in postcode 2681, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is much higher than in most similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 2681, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2681, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Carrathool | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 24.1% of people live alone, which is lower than most areas and down from 26.5% in 2011. The most common home size is two people, at 32.6%, while the overall number of people per home has edged up since 2011.
24.1% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2681, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 64.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 9.4%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and barely changed since 2011.
9.4% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2681, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 2681, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2681/2681-nsw/topic/family-households