2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2424, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2424, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in postcode 2424 are couples with children. This area sees a high number of single-parent homes, which is well above the national figure. Most homes here house two or three people, though a significant number of residents live alone.
2.5
▲ +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 2424, NSW — higher than 57% of areas.
| 2424, NSW | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Mid-Coast | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.2% of residents live alone, a figure well above the Australian average, though this has fallen since 2011. The typical home houses 2.5 people, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
29.2% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2424, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.7% of the total, which is among the highest levels for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. This proportion has risen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
20.7% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2424, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 2424, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2424/2424-nsw/topic/family-households