2.2 ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2791, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2791, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people live alone in postcode 2791, which is far above the national figure. This has led to smaller households overall, with the typical home now containing just 2.2 people.
2.2
▼ -15.4%
- 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 2791, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2791, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Blayney | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A high proportion of residents live by themselves, a figure that rose 14 points since 2011 to reach 38.2%. This helps explain why the usual number of people per home is much lower than in most other areas.
38.2% ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2791, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (35%), with 4 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of all families here are couples with children, while 39.1% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 13.3% of the total, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.3% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2791, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 2791, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2791/2791-nsw/topic/family-households