2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2827, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2827, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller households and a high number of single parents shape daily life in postcode 2827. A typical home here holds just 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas. This reflects a community where living alone is quite common and one-parent families are well represented.
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 2827, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2827, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Gilgandra | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Roughly 30.1% of people live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home size of 2.3 people is a little below the NSW figure of 2.6, and has edged down since 2011.
30.1% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2827, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.9% of the area, which is among the highest for similar places and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 44.3%.
20.9% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2827, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 2827, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2827/2827-nsw/topic/family-households