2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2292, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2292, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 32% of people live alone in postcode 2292, a figure well above the national average. This high number of single-person households helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.3 people, which is lower than most other areas.
2.3
▲ +4.5%
- 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 2292, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2292, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Newcastle | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.9% of residents live by themselves, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Two-person homes are also common at 33.5%, while the number of people per home has edged up slightly since 2011.
31.9% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2292, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 18%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.5% of the area, a proportion well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this is much higher than most areas, the number of one-parent families has actually fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
18.5% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2292, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 2292, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2292/2292-nsw/topic/family-households