2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2785, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2785, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Two-person households are the most common living arrangement in postcode 2785, making up 40% of all homes. This area is marked by a high number of small households and a significant proportion of people living alone. It is a place where homes are generally smaller than average, with only 2.1 people per dwelling.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 2785, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2785, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Blue Mountains | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is common here, with 35.2% of people in their own home—a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home size of 2.1 people is much lower than most other areas.
35.2% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2785, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (40%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the area, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14%. Other family types include couples with children at 42.5% and couples without children at 39.2%.
17.3% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2785, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 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 2785, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2785/2785-nsw/topic/family-households