2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2338, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2338, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in postcode 2338 are couples with children. This area has a high number of small households, with over a third of people living on their own. The typical home is smaller than those found in most other parts of the country.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 2338, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2338, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Upper Hunter Shire | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 2.1 people live in the typical home, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. This is consistent with the 35.9% of people living alone, a figure far above the national average.
35.9% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2338, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (40%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 9%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.8% of families here, while those without children account for 42.6%. One-parent families make up 10.0% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
10.0% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2338, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (47%) and Couples without children (43%), with One-parent families at 10%.
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 2338, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2338/2338-nsw/topic/family-households