2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2779, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2779, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people than usual share a roof in postcode 2779, where 2.6 people live in the typical home. This area is largely defined by family life, with nearly 60% of households consisting of couples raising children.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 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 2779, NSW — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2779, NSW | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Blue Mountains | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here tend to be fuller than in most areas. About 24.1% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
24.1% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2779, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.1%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.
14.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2779, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 2779, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2779/2779-nsw/topic/family-households