2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2326, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2326, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in postcode 2326, where families often share a home. This is a community with a strong family focus, though it has a much higher proportion of single parents than the national average.
2.7
▲ +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 2326, NSW — higher than 79% of areas.
| 2326, NSW | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Cessnock | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. About 23.4% of people live alone, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
23.4% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2326, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.1% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This proportion has risen since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 53%.
21.1% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2326, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 2326, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2326/2326-nsw/topic/family-households