2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2439, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2439, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in postcode 2439 than in most similar areas. This region is largely made up of two-person households, with the typical home containing 2.4 people.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 2439, NSW — lower than 57% of areas.
| 2439, NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Port Macquarie-Hastings | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 21.1% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. While this is much lower than most areas, the number of single-person homes has risen since 2011.
21.1% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2439, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 43.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the state average.
14.3% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2439, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 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 2439, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2439/2439-nsw/topic/family-households