2.4 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2842, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2842, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people live alone in postcode 2842, where the proportion of single-person homes has risen by 5 percentage points since 2011. This shift happens alongside a notable drop in one-parent families, which fell from 22.1% to 14.5% over the same decade. These changes shape a local landscape where single-person households are now very common.
2.4
▲ +9.1%
- 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 2842, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2842, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Gilgandra | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Over a third of residents (37.1%) live alone, a figure far above both the state and national averages. While the typical home holds 2.4 people, this is slightly higher than it was in 2011.
37.1% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2842, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (31%), with 4 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 59%, though one-parent families are more common here than in most other areas. At 14.5%, the proportion of single-parent homes is now about the same as the state and national figures.
14.5% ▼ -34.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2842, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 2842, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2842/2842-nsw/topic/family-households