2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2303, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2303, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of families in postcode 2303 consist of couples with children, making it the most common family type. However, the area has a very high number of people living alone, which keeps the typical home size smaller than in other regions.
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 2303, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2303, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Newcastle | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in the area holds just 2.2 people, which is much lower than most other areas.
35.0% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2303, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.6% of families, while couples without children account for 30%. One-parent families represent 13.7% of the total, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.7% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2303, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 2303, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2303/2303-nsw/topic/family-households