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.
2478, NSW · Postcode
Family & Households in 2478, NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 30% of people in postcode 2478 live alone, making it a place where single-person households are far more common than in other areas. This trend contributes to a typical home size of 2.3 people, which is lower than the national figure.
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 2478, NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| 2478, NSW | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Ballina | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households are well above the New South Wales and national figures at 29.5%. This helps explain why the usual number of people per home is just 2.3, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
29.5% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 2478, NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of families here are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 15.4% of the total. This proportion of single-parent homes is a little above the national average, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
15.4% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 2478, NSW, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 2478, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2478/2478-nsw/topic/family-households