2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2262, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2262, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of single-person households and one-parent families have shaped the local landscape in postcode 2262 since 2011. While the typical home still holds about 2.5 people, there is a noticeable shift toward smaller and more diverse living arrangements.
2.5
▼ -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 2262, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2262, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Central Coast | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.7% of people here live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits slightly above the national average. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 34.2% of all households.
26.7% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2262, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.2% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and among the highest for similar areas. This proportion has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
23.2% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2262, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (26%) 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 2262, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2262/2262-nsw/topic/family-households