2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2873, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2873, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are much more common in postcode 2873 than in most other areas. The typical home here has just 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is largely driven by a high number of people living on their own.
2.2
→ 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 2873, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2873, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Lachlan | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34.5% of people here live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 41.3% of all homes.
34.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2873, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 3.5% of the area, which is far below the Australian average of 14.1% and among the lowest of similar areas. This figure has fallen 8.9 points since 2011.
3.5% ▼ -72.0%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2873, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
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 2873, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2873/2873-nsw/topic/family-households