2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2880, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2880, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 2880 than in 2011, with 36.7% of households now consisting of just one person. This shift contributes to a small typical household size and a high proportion of single-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
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 2880, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2880, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in this area holds only 2.2 people, which is much lower than most other areas. This is largely because 36.7% of residents live alone—a figure that is far above the national level and has risen since 2011.
36.7% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2880, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.7% of the local mix, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion is among the highest for similar areas and has grown by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
22.7% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2880, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (23%).
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 2880, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2880/2880-nsw/topic/family-households