2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2320, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2320, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are more common in postcode 2320, where a typical home holds 2.7 people. This area has a strong family focus, with over half of all households being couples with children.
2.7
→ 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 2320, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2320, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Maitland | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Fewer people live alone here than in most other areas, with only 21.5% of households consisting of one person. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, and the typical home size has remained steady since 2011.
21.5% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2320, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.3% of the local total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011 and is a little above the New South Wales average of 14.0%.
16.3% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2320, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 2320, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2320/2320-nsw/topic/family-households