2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2760, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2760, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are common in postcode 2760, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This area is defined by a high number of families, particularly one-parent households, which are much more common here than across the rest of the country.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 2760, NSW — higher than 86% of areas.
| 2760, NSW | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Penrith | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with an average of 2.8 people per dwelling. Only 24.4% of households consist of a person living alone, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
24.4% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2760, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 1 person (24%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.7% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
21.7% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2760, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 22%.
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 2760, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2760/2760-nsw/topic/family-households