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.
2828, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2828, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people are living alone in postcode 2828 than they were a decade ago. This shift has contributed to a trend of smaller households, with the typical home now holding 2.3 people. While the area has a high number of single-parent families, that figure has fallen since 2011.
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 2828, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2828, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Coonamble | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 37.1% of residents live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6% and much higher than most areas. This helps explain why the typical home size of 2.3 people is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.
37.1% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2828, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.1% of the total, a figure that is well above the state and national averages of around 14%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, although it has fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
21.1% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2828, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (31%) 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 2828, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2828/2828-nsw/topic/family-households