2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2869, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2869, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in postcode 2869 than is typical for New South Wales. This trend contributes to the area having smaller households, with only 2.2 people living in the typical home.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 2869, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2869, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Parkes | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This means homes are smaller than in most areas, and the number of people per home has edged down since 2011.
34.0% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2869, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.1% of the total, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14%. This proportion has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011, placing the area among the highest for this family type.
23.1% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2869, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (23%).
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 2869, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2869/2869-nsw/topic/family-households