2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2717, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2717, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 19.8% of households in postcode 2717, a figure that is well above the national average. This area sees a higher proportion of single-parent homes than most similar places. While household sizes are typical for Australia, the number of people living alone has grown over the last decade.
2.5
▼ -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 2717, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2717, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Wentworth | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure, though this has edged down since 2011. About 27.6% of residents live alone, a figure that is a little above the New South Wales average and has risen slightly over ten years.
27.6% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2717, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are among the most common for this area, sitting well above the New South Wales average at 19.8%. This proportion has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children make up 46.8% of all families.
19.8% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2717, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 2717, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2717/2717-nsw/topic/family-households