2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2739, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2739, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than most areas defines the household landscape in postcode 2739. While the typical home holds 2.6 people, these family structures have shifted, with the proportion of single-parent homes rising 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
2.6
▲ +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 2739, NSW — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2739, NSW | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Wentworth | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here house two people (37.1%), while 23.9% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the national average. The typical household size of 2.6 people has edged up since 2011.
23.9% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2739, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 53.8%. One-parent families are a little above the New South Wales and national figures, representing 15.5% of all families.
15.5% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2739, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 2739, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2739/2739-nsw/topic/family-households