2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2294, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2294, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in postcode 2294, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is much lower than most areas, reflecting a community with a high number of single-person homes and smaller family units.
2.2
→ 0.0%
- 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 2294, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2294, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Newcastle | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.5% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home is smaller than in other areas, with two-person households being the most common at 37.1%.
31.5% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2294, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.5% of the area, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. While this is much higher than most areas, it has fallen by 7.6 points since 2011.
18.5% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2294, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 2294, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2294/2294-nsw/topic/family-households