1.9 ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2848, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2848, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has shifted the household landscape in postcode 2848 since 2011. This area now sees far more single-person homes than the state or national figures, with nearly 46% of households consisting of just one person.
1.9
▼ -13.6%
- 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 2848, NSW — lower than 95% of areas.
| 2848, NSW | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Mid-Western Regional | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are common here, as the typical home has just 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a rise in people living alone, a group that now makes up 45.9% of the area.
45.9% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2848, NSW, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 3 people (8%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, making up 26.9% of the total and rising 7.6 points since 2011. Couples without children and couples with children also make up large shares of the community at 36.4% and 36.0% respectively.
26.9% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2848, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (36%) and Couples with children (36%), with One-parent families at 27%.
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 2848, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2848/2848-nsw/topic/family-households