2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2318, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2318, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in postcode 2318 are couples with children. This makes the area feel more family-oriented than most, with larger typical households and far fewer people living alone than the national figure.
2.8
→ 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 2318, NSW — higher than 86% of areas.
| 2318, NSW | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Port Stephens | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are typically larger than in most areas, with 2.8 people per household. This is reflected in the fact that only 17.5% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
17.5% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2318, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 59.3%, while couples without children account for 27.5%. One-parent families make up 12.8% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average.
12.8% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2318, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 2318, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2318/2318-nsw/topic/family-households