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.
2285, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2285, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 60% of families in postcode 2285 include children, making it an area where family life is very prominent. Most households here are larger than in other typical Australian areas, with an average of 2.7 people per home.
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 2285, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2285, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Lake Macquarie | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold more people than in most other areas, a trend that has edged up since 2011. Only 22.3% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
22.3% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2285, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.2% of families, while one-parent families account for 15.2%. This last group is a little above the national average and has remained steady since 2011.
15.2% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2285, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 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 2285, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2285/2285-nsw/topic/family-households