2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2388, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2388, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 31% of people live alone in postcode 2388, which is a much higher rate than the national figure. This means single-person households are common here, though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people. The area has also seen a rise in one-parent families over the last decade.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 2388, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2388, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Narrabri | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.1% of residents live by themselves, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average and has risen since 2011. Most households consist of one or two people, while the typical number of people per home has edged down slightly to 2.4.
31.1% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2388, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.2% of the area, which is well above the Australian average and has grown by 2.1 percentage points since 2011. More than half of all families are couples with children, while 27.4% are couples without children.
17.2% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2388, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 2388, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2388/2388-nsw/topic/family-households