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.
2721, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2721, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher proportions of single-person homes and one-parent families mark postcode 2721 compared to similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, there is a striking divide between small single-person households and larger family units.
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 2721, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2721, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Bland | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One-person homes are very common here, making up 32.9% of all households. This is well above the national figure of 25.6% and represents a jump of 15 percentage points since 2011.
32.9% ▲ +82.5%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2721, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (30%) and 2 people (29%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents head 22.2% of families, which is among the highest rates for this area type and well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
22.2% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2721, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 2721, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2721/2721-nsw/topic/family-households