2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2783, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2783, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 2783 are couples with children. This area has a notable number of people living alone, with 30.8% of households consisting of just one person. This is well above the national figure of 25.6%.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 2783, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2783, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Blue Mountains | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the number of people living alone has risen to 30.8%, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
30.8% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2783, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.9% of the total, which is much higher than most other areas. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, though the proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
16.9% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2783, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 2783, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2783/2783-nsw/topic/family-households