2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2831, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2831, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a standout feature of postcode 2831, where homes hold more people than in most other similar areas. The typical home here houses 2.7 people, a figure that has edged up since 2011. This pattern is driven by a high proportion of families with children living together.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 2831, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2831, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Bogan | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 22.5% of people here live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 33.8% of all homes.
22.5% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2831, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children are the dominant family type at 58.3%. One-parent families make up 13.2% of the total, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
13.2% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2831, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 2831, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2831/2831-nsw/topic/family-households