2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2444, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2444, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in postcode 2444 than in most similar areas. This reflects a smaller typical household size across the region, with just 2.3 people per home. These patterns highlight a community where single-person households and one-parent families are more common than the state and national averages.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 2444, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2444, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Port Macquarie-Hastings | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6% and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home here holds only 2.3 people, a figure lower than most other areas.
30.9% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2444, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is slightly above the New South Wales average of 14% and has remained steady over the last decade.
16.0% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2444, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 2444, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2444/2444-nsw/topic/family-households