2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2324, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2324, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Single parents are much more common in postcode 2324 than in the rest of the country. While typical household sizes are similar to the national figure, there is a notable gap in family structures, with one-parent families appearing well above the state and national averages.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 2324, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2324, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Port Stephens | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in the area holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person homes are the most common at 40.6%, though the proportion of people living alone has risen to 26.8% since 2011.
26.8% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2324, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.2% of the total, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the largest group at 45.1%, followed by couples without children at 34.6%.
19.2% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2324, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 2324, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2324/2324-nsw/topic/family-households