2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2453, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2453, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Two-person households are the most common living arrangement in postcode 2453, making up 40.9% of all homes. This area is marked by small household sizes and a very high number of people living alone compared to other regions. These trends contribute to a typical home size that is smaller than the national figure.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 2453, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.
| 2453, NSW | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Clarence Valley | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is much more common here than in most areas, with 34.7% of people in single-person homes, a figure that has risen since 2011. Consequently, the usual home has just 2.1 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5.
34.7% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2453, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest family group at 43.2%, followed closely by couples without children at 42.8%. One-parent families account for 13.8% of the total, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
13.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →2453, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (43%), 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 2453, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2453/2453-nsw/topic/family-households