2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2876, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2876, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common part of daily life in postcode 2876, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. While most families consist of couples with children, the area has seen a notable drop in the number of single-parent households since 2011.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 2876, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2876, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Parkes | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most other areas, and fewer people live alone compared to the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 38.7% of all homes.
22.6% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2876, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.1%. One-parent families account for 15.6% of the total, which is much higher than in most areas, though this figure has fallen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
15.6% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2876, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 2876, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2876/2876-nsw/topic/family-households