2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2370, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2370, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in postcode 2370 than in the past, with the number of single-person homes rising over the last decade. This shift has left the area with a much higher rate of solo living than most other parts of the country. Just 2.2 people now live in the typical home.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 2370, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2370, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Glen Innes Severn | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 35.3% of people here live alone, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This trend helps explain why the typical home in the area holds only 2.2 people, a number that is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011.
35.3% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2370, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 11%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.1% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 44.2%.
18.1% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2370, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 2370, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2370/2370-nsw/topic/family-households