2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2874, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2874, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than one in three people live alone in postcode 2874, making it a place with a very high number of single-person households. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a smaller typical household size than the national average.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 2874, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2874, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Parkes | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 37.6% of residents live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home holds only 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
37.6% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2874, NSW, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.3%, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is slightly higher than most areas.
14.3% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2874, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 2874, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2874/2874-nsw/topic/family-households