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.
2430, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2430, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well above the national average, 30% of people in postcode 2430 live alone. This makes the area's homes smaller than usual, with fewer people per household than across New South Wales. It is a place where single-person homes and one-parent families are more common than in most other regions.
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 2430, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2430, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Mid-Coast | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2011. This trend is driven by a high number of single-person homes, which now make up 30% of all households.
30.0% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2430, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.1% of the community, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 14%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, while couples with children represent the largest family group at 44%.
19.1% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2430, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 2430, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2430/2430-nsw/topic/family-households