2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2845, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2845, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families are far more common in postcode 2845 than in most other areas, making up 17.4% of the total. This gap stands out against the rest of the state and nation. While family types vary, the typical home here holds about 2.6 people.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 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 2845, NSW — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2845, NSW | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Lithgow | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.6% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011. Most homes hold two people (32.7%), and the average household size of 2.6 is about the same as the national figure.
26.6% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2845, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are well above the New South Wales and national averages at 17.4%, a rate that has risen since 2011. More than half of all families are couples with children, accounting for 56.8% of the total.
17.4% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2845, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 2845, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2845/2845-nsw/topic/family-households