2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2806, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2806, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rise in one-parent families marks the biggest shift in the home lives of people in postcode 2806 since 2011. While most households are small, with a typical size of 2.3 people, the area has seen a steady increase in single-parent homes. This makes it a place where smaller living arrangements are common.
2.3
→ 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 2806, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2806, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Forbes | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are the norm here, with 43.8% of homes containing two people and 28.3% of people living alone. This last figure is well above the New South Wales rate of 25.0%.
28.3% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2806, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families now make up 14.5% of the area, a figure that rose 2.8 points since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
14.5% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2806, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 15%.
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 2806, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2806/2806-nsw/topic/family-households