2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2382, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2382, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people live alone in postcode 2382, which is well above the national figure. This trend has grown since 2011, leaving the area with smaller households than most other places.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 2382, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2382, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Narrabri | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. This decrease is driven by the high number of single-person households, which now make up 31.4% of the area.
31.4% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2382, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.5% of families, while those without children account for 34%. One-parent families represent 12.2% of the total, a figure that has fallen 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
12.2% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2382, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 2382, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2382/2382-nsw/topic/family-households