3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2759, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2759, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm for postcode 2759, where 3.1 people typically live in each home. This is a bit higher than the national figure, reflecting a community where few people live alone and most homes are occupied by families.
3.1
▼ -3.1%
- 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 2759, NSW — higher than 96% of areas.
| 2759, 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 13.7% of households being single-person homes, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home is larger than most, though the number of people per house has edged down slightly since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2759, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 64.5%. One-parent families account for 14.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2759, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; 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 2759, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2759/2759-nsw/topic/family-households