2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2296, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2296, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people living alone than the state average defines postcode 2296. This creates a trend where homes are smaller than usual, with only 2.1 people per household.
2.1
→ 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 2296, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2296, 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, which is well above the same figure for New South Wales. This helps explain why the typical home is smaller than most areas, with 2.1 people per dwelling.
33.4% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2296, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 46.6%, while one-parent families account for 16.2%. This last figure is a little above the national average, though it has fallen by 9.2 points since 2011.
16.2% ▼ -36.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2296, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 2296, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2296/2296-nsw/topic/family-households