2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2422, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2422, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in postcode 2422 than in most similar areas. This leads to smaller households, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people. This is lower than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
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 2422, NSW — lower than 79% of areas.
| 2422, NSW | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Mid-Coast | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.6% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend has risen since 2011 and helps explain why the typical home size is smaller than in most other areas.
30.6% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2422, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.3% of the area, which is a little above the national average and has risen since 2011. Couples without children are the most common family type at 42.3%.
15.3% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2422, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (42%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 15%.
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 2422, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2422/2422-nsw/topic/family-households