2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2323, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2323, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have lived alone in postcode 2323 since 2011, as the area sees a shift in its domestic patterns. While typical home sizes remain steady at 2.5 people, one-parent families have become much more common here than in most other areas.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 2323, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2323, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Cessnock | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.7% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits slightly above the national average. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 33.6% of all households.
27.7% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2323, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.3% of the total, which is well above the New South Wales and national figures. This group has grown by 2.7 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 53.5%.
18.3% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2323, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 2323, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2323/2323-nsw/topic/family-households