2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2786, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2786, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in postcode 2786, where a striking 38.1% of homes are occupied by just one person. This means daily life here involves far fewer people per roof than in most of the country, with the typical home holding only two residents.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 2786, NSW — lower than 90% of areas.
| 2786, NSW | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Lithgow | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 2.0 people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This reflects a trend toward smaller living arrangements, as the proportion of people living alone has risen to 38.1% since 2011.
38.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2786, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (38%) and 2 people (38%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family types are split almost evenly between couples with children (42.6%) and those without (42.7%). One-parent families make up 13.7% of the area, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales average.
13.7% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2786, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (43%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 14%.
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 2786, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2786/2786-nsw/topic/family-households