2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2701, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2701, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in postcode 2701 since 2011, as the share of single-person households rose by 3.1 percentage points. This shift happens alongside a general trend toward smaller homes, with the typical number of people per dwelling edging down to 2.6.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 2701, NSW — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2701, NSW | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Coolamon | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. While 37.9% of households contain two people, about a quarter of residents live alone, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and national averages.
24.9% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2701, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 54.5%, while 31.2% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2701, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 2701, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2701/2701-nsw/topic/family-households