1.9 ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2466, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2466, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slow rise in one-parent families has shaped the social landscape of postcode 2466 since 2011. Small households dominate the area, with the typical home holding just 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.
1.9
▼ -5.0%
- 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 2466, NSW — lower than 95% of areas.
| 2466, NSW | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Clarence Valley | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is common here, with 35.7% of people in their own home, a figure far above the Australian average of 25.6%. This helps explain why homes are small, as 46.8% of households contain only two people.
35.7% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2466, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 3 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.2% of the area, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. This group has grown by 1.9 percentage points since 2011, while couples without children remain the most common family type at 55%.
17.2% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2466, NSW, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 26%.
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 2466, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2466/2466-nsw/topic/family-households