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.
2824, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2824, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of solo living mark postcode 2824 compared to similar areas. A third of all homes are occupied by just one person, making the area's typical household size smaller than the state and national figures. This trend toward smaller households has remained steady over the last decade.
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 2824, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2824, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Warren | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by a high number of single-person households, which rose to 34.0% in 2021 and sits well above the New South Wales average of 25.0%.
34.0% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2824, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 4 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About 48.3% of families consist of couples with children. Single-parent families make up 16.7% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
16.7% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2824, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (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 2824, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2824/2824-nsw/topic/family-households