2.2 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2878, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2878, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 2878 than in the rest of the country, with 32.7% of households consisting of just one person. This creates a landscape where homes are generally smaller and hold fewer people than the New South Wales or national average.
2.2
▲ +4.8%
- 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 2878, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2878, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Central Darling | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than most areas. While 32.7% of residents live alone—well above the national figure—this has actually fallen by 13 points since 2011.
32.7% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2878, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 4 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of families are couples with children, making up 47.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.9%, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages but has fallen 17 points since 2011.
13.9% ▼ -54.8%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2878, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 2878, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2878/2878-nsw/topic/family-households