3.1 ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 3.4
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2748, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2748, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common sight in postcode 2748, where an average of 3.1 people live in each home. This is higher than the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a local landscape dominated by family groups rather than people living on their own.
3.1
▼ -8.8%
- 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 2748, NSW — higher than 96% of areas.
| 2748, NSW | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Penrith | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, with only 14% of households consisting of one person, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. While the typical home size has dipped from 3.4 people in 2011, it remains among the highest for this area type.
14.0% ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2748, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest slice of the community at 63.8%. One-parent families account for 11.9% of the total, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits slightly below the New South Wales average.
11.9% ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2748, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 2748, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2748/2748-nsw/topic/family-households