2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2844, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2844, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much smaller households than most similar areas define postcode 2844. The area is characterised by a high number of people living alone, with 33.8% of households consisting of just one person. This trend has grown since 2011, leaving the typical home with only 2.2 people.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 2844, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2844, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Warrumbungle Shire | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.8% of people live alone, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 25%. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
33.8% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2844, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 47.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.9%, which is higher than most similar areas and has risen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
14.9% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2844, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 2844, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2844/2844-nsw/topic/family-households