2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2420, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2420, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are more common in postcode 2420 than in most similar areas. This is a region where 30.3% of people live alone, a figure well above the national average. While many homes house couples with children, there is a notable trend toward smaller living arrangements.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 2420, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2420, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Dungog | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A little fewer than the national figure of 2.5 people live in each home here, with the typical number sitting at 2.3. This shift toward smaller households is partly explained by the 30.3% of residents living alone, which is well above the New South Wales average.
30.3% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2420, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 48.5%. One-parent families account for 14.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the national average.
14.5% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2420, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 2420, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2420/2420-nsw/topic/family-households