2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2259, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2259, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most areas define postcode 2259. While the typical home holds 2.7 people, the area is especially notable for having a high proportion of single-parent families compared to the rest of the state.
2.7
→ 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 2259, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2259, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Central Coast | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 22.8% of people here live alone, which is a little below the national figure. Most homes hold two people (34%), and the overall number of residents per household has barely changed since 2011.
22.8% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2259, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 18.3% of the total, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common group at 54.9%.
18.3% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2259, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 2259, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2259/2259-nsw/topic/family-households