2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2846, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2846, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are a defining feature of postcode 2846, which has some of the lowest occupant numbers per home in the region. This is driven by a high proportion of people living alone, making up 41.7% of all households.
2.0
▼ -4.8%
- 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 2846, NSW — lower than 90% of areas.
| 2846, NSW | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Lithgow | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Just 2.0 people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This reflects a trend toward smaller households, with those living alone rising by 12 points since 2011 to reach a level far above the state average.
41.7% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2846, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (44%) and 2 people (40%), with 3 people at 8%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.9% of families, while couples without children account for 44.7%. One-parent families represent 11.9% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
11.9% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2846, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 12%.
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 2846, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2846/2846-nsw/topic/family-households