2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2738, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2738, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life in postcode 2738 has remained remarkably steady since 2011, though one-parent families have become less common. The area is dominated by larger households, with a typical home holding 2.8 people, which is much higher than most similar areas.
2.8
→ 0.0%
- 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 2738, NSW — higher than 86% of areas.
| 2738, NSW | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Wentworth | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, with only 15.6% of households being single-person—a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why homes are larger, as 20.2% of households contain four people and 9.3% contain five.
15.6% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2738, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up the bulk of the area at 66.4%. One-parent families are among the lowest in the region at just 5.4%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14%.
5.4% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2738, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 2738, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2738/2738-nsw/topic/family-households