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.
2404, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2404, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes set postcode 2404 apart from most similar areas. The area is defined by a high number of people living alone and a typical home size that is smaller than the national figure. This trend is reflected in the fact that nearly 32% of households consist of just one person.
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 2404, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2404, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Gwydir | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 32.1% of people living alone, this area is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home here holds only 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas and has edged down since 2011.
32.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2404, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.9% of the area, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011. Couples without children are the most common family type at 44.9%.
17.9% ▲ +61.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2404, NSW, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (36%) 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 2404, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2404/2404-nsw/topic/family-households