2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2780, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2780, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in postcode 2780 compared to the rest of the country. While 38.5% of households consist of just one person, the typical home here holds only 2.1 people, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
2.1
→ 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 2780, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2780, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Blue Mountains | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 38.5% of households, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.1 people, which is much lower than most other areas.
38.5% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2780, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (37%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families represent 17.3% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when one-parent families made up 19.8% of the local total.
17.3% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2780, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 2780, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2780/2780-nsw/topic/family-households