2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2726, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2726, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 2726 live on their own, which is much higher than the national figure. This creates a unique local mix where a large number of single-person households live alongside traditional family homes. The typical household size is around 2.4 people, reflecting a shift toward smaller living arrangements over the last decade.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 2726, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2726, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Hilltops | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average and has risen since 2011. While two-person homes are the most common at 37.5%, the overall number of people per home has edged down slightly to 2.4.
29.2% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2726, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 4 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.5% of families here, while those without children account for 31.1%. One-parent families represent 12.0% of the total, which is a little below the national figure but has risen by 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +175.4%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2726, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 2726, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2726/2726-nsw/topic/family-households