2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2372, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2372, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people are living on their own in postcode 2372, where 34.9% of households are now single-person homes. This shift has helped drive down the typical number of people per home, which has edged down since 2011 to 2.1. It is a place where small households are far more common than in most other areas.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 2372, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2372, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Tenterfield | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average of 25.6% and has risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 42.1%, which explains why the typical home here has just 2.1 people.
34.9% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2372, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 44.9%, while 38.7% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 15.8% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
15.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2372, NSW, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 2372, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2372/2372-nsw/topic/family-households