2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2317, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2317, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 32.8% of people live alone in postcode 2317, a figure well above the national average. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is smaller than in most other areas. Overall, the area is defined by a high proportion of solo dwellers and couples without children.
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 2317, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2317, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Port Stephens | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People per home is much lower than most areas at 2.2 and has barely changed since 2011. This is driven by a high number of people living alone, which rose to 32.8% in the last decade.
32.8% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2317, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 42.7%. One-parent families account for 14.3%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the New South Wales figure.
14.3% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2317, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (43%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 14%.
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 2317, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2317/2317-nsw/topic/family-households