2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
2471, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2471, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in postcode 2471 are couples with children. This area has a high proportion of one-parent families compared to most other areas, while far fewer people live alone than the national average.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 2471, NSW — higher than 71% of areas.
| 2471, NSW | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Richmond Valley | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here usually hold 2.6 people, which is slightly more than the national figure of 2.5. Only 21.2% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
21.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2471, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.5% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 14%. This is the third largest family type, after couples with and without children.
16.5% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2471, NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 2471, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2471/2471-nsw/topic/family-households