2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2715, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2715, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 32% of people live on their own in postcode 2715, a figure well above the national average. This high number of single-person households means homes here are typically smaller than in other parts of the country.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 2715, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2715, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Balranald | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.5% of residents live alone, which is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.3 people, a figure slightly below the New South Wales average.
32.5% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2715, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.1% of families, while 14.7% are one-parent families. This proportion of single-parent homes is higher than in most areas and has increased by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2715, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 2715, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2715/2715-nsw/topic/family-households