2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2820, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2820, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 2820 than a decade ago, with 33% of households now consisting of just one person. This shift contributes to the area having a lower typical household size than the national figure, making it a place where small homes and single-person dwellings are common.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 2820, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2820, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Dubbo Regional | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in the area hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by the fact that 33% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average and has risen since 2011.
33.0% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2820, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 22.7% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and among the highest for similar areas. Other common family types include couples with children (44.9%) and couples without children (30.6%).
22.7% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2820, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (23%).
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 2820, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2820/2820-nsw/topic/family-households