3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2749, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2749, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 62.8% of families in postcode 2749, making it a primary hub for family life. This area sees a high number of people sharing homes, with far fewer people living alone than the national average. It is a place where large households are common and family-based living is the norm.
3.0
▼ -3.2%
- 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 2749, NSW — higher than 93% of areas.
| 2749, NSW | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Penrith | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in postcode 2749 are often crowded, with 3.0 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 16.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
16.7% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2749, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.8% of the community, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the 14.1% national average. This figure has barely changed since 2011.
16.8% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2749, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 2749, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2749/2749-nsw/topic/family-households