2475, NSW · Postcode

Family & Households in 2475, NSW

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living in each home in postcode 2475, with the typical household size dropping from 2.5 to 2.1 people since 2011. This shift is driven by a significant rise in people living alone, who now make up 36.7% of all households.

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📍 2475, NSW, Postcode

Where 2475, NSW sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -16.0%
  • 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 2475, NSW — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
2475, NSW2.1
Tenterfield 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 36.7% of people here live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home has only 2.1 people, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.

2.1 ▼ -16.0%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.7% ▲ +24.9%

Higher than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 29.4%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 36.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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2475, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.7% of the area, which is well above the New South Wales average of 14.0%. Couples with children and those without children are almost equally common, at 43.0% and 41.9% respectively.

17.7% ▲ +2.1%

Higher than 85% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 17.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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2475, NSW splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 17%.

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 2475, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2475/2475-nsw/topic/family-households