2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2293, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2293, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 2293 than in most other similar areas. This is a small-household community where the typical home holds just 2.1 people, well below the national figure of 2.5. The area's housing pattern is shaped by a high proportion of single-person homes.
2.1
▼ -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 2293, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2293, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Newcastle | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages. This contributes to a small typical household size of 2.1 people, which has edged down since 2011.
33.4% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2293, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children and those without make up the bulk of families here, at 43.3% and 42.2% respectively. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, which is a little below the national figure and down 7.9 points since 2011.
12.5% ▼ -38.6%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2293, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 12%.
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 2293, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2293/2293-nsw/topic/family-households