2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2879, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2879, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 42% of households in postcode 2879 are made up of just one person. This creates a living pattern where homes are much smaller than average, with far more people living alone than in other parts of the state.
2.0
▼ -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 2879, NSW — lower than 90% of areas.
| 2879, NSW | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Central Darling | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here have only 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This trend has edged down since 2011, with those living alone now making up a far higher share than the national 25.6%.
42.3% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2879, NSW, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (35%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.3% of the total, a figure that is far above the 14.1% national average. This has risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011, while couples without children remain the largest group at 40.9%.
24.3% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2879, NSW, the largest group is Couples without children at 41%, followed by Couples with children (34%) and One-parent families (24%).
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 2879, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2879/2879-nsw/topic/family-households