2.2 ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2725, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2725, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living together in postcode 2725 than they were in 2011. The area has seen a rise in people living alone, which now accounts for nearly 30% of all households. This shift has left the region with smaller typical households than most other parts of the country.
2.2
▼ -12.0%
- 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 2725, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2725, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds just 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is driven by a rise in single-person households, which now make up 29.5% of the area—well above the national figure of 25.6%.
29.5% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2725, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.2% of the local total, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen by 2.8 points since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 43.9%.
16.2% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2725, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 16%.
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 2725, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2725/2725-nsw/topic/family-households