2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2260, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2260, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the biggest group of families in postcode 2260, where 60.8% of families fit this description. The area has a strong focus on larger home lives, with far fewer people living alone compared to most other parts of the country.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 2260, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2260, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Central Coast | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.7 people per household, a figure that has edged up since 2011. This is reflected in the fact that only 20.5% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
20.5% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2260, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.2% of the total, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen slightly since 2011. Most families are couples, with 27.4% not having children.
11.2% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2260, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 2260, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2260/2260-nsw/topic/family-households