2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2402, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2402, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A rise in one-parent families and people living alone has shifted the domestic landscape of postcode 2402 since 2011. These changes contribute to a trend of smaller households, with the typical home now holding just 2.2 people.
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 2402, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2402, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Gwydir | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are common here, with 33.7% of people living alone—a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical household size is much lower than most areas.
33.7% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →2402, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.6% of the area, which is a little above the state and national figures. This is a notable increase from 2011, when they accounted for 12.2% of families.
16.6% ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2402, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 2402, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2402/2402-nsw/topic/family-households