2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2299, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2299, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 2299 than in most similar areas. This trend is a key feature of the local housing landscape, where nearly 30% of households are single-person homes. While the area sees a high number of single residents, the typical home still contains about 2.4 people.
2.4
→ 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 2299, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2299, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Newcastle | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost 30% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This has remained steady since 2011, with two-person homes being the most common setup at 32.3%.
29.6% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2299, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.9% of the area, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is much higher than most areas, though the proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
17.9% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2299, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 2299, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2299/2299-nsw/topic/family-households